Leptaxis nivosa explained

Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to Madeira.^[1]

Anatomy

These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.^[2]

References

• Taxonomy at: https://web.archive.org/web/20120314013221/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/L/Leptaxis_nivosa/
• Images at: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/dexter/sinister/gallery/species/LepKatNiv.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leptaxis nivosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) . . 23 September 2021.
2. Koene . Joris M. . Muratov . Igor V. . 2004 . Revision of the reproductive morphology of three Leptaxis species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hygromiidae) and its implication on dart evolution . Malacologia . 46 . 1.