Leptaxis caldeirarum is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptaxis (Leptaxis) caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002405 on 2021-04-29
The status of this species is uncertain, although it is in the Red List.
This species is endemic to Portugal.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.4 mm. Distribution The population of this species is restricted to the Sete Cidades volcanic complex, in the western tip if the São Miguel island in the Azores. This species is very rare and lives around the Sete Cidades crater.
Habitat Leptaxis caldeirarum lives in secondarily forested areas and native vegetation.
References
Morelet A. & Drouet H., 1857. Conchologiae Azoricae prodromus novarum specierum diagnoses sistens. Journal de Conchyliologie 6: 148–153 Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: 16 July 2017
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