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