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Leptaxis vetusta (Morelet & Drouët, 1857:152)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Helix vetusta Morelet, & Dronet, 1857:152

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene

 

Distribution

Santa Maria, Azores, Macaronesia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Morelet, A.; Drouët, H. (1857). Conchologiae Azoricae prodromus novarum specierum diagnoses sistens. Journal de conchyliologie. 6 (3): 148-154.

 

Other references:

Callapez, P., Soares, A. F., & Marques, J. (2010). Rediscovery of Leptaxis vetusta (Morelet & Drouet, 1857), a subfossil land snail from the Quaternary of Santa Maria (Azores). Ciências da Terra / Earth Sciences Journal. 15: 209-218.

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptaxis vetusta (Morelet & Drouët, 1857) †. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1447592 on 2021-06-03

 

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