MolluscaBase - Leptaxis (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

Traits name details

Leptaxis (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

AphiaID

997833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:997833)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Leptaxis R. T. Lowe, 1852

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Leptaxis R. T. Lowe, 1852

Original name

Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

Direct children (13)

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Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) azorica (Albers, 1852) represented as Leptaxis azorica (Albers, 1852)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) bollei (Albers, 1854) represented as Leptaxis bollei (Albers, 1854)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857) represented as Leptaxis caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) chrysomela (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) † represented as Leptaxis chrysomela (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) †
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) drouetiana (Morelet, 1860) represented as Leptaxis drouetiana (Morelet, 1860)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) fluctuosa (R. T. Lowe, 1852) † represented as Leptaxis fluctuosa (R. T. Lowe, 1852) †
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) furva (R. T. Lowe, 1831) represented as Leptaxis furva (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) isambertoi Teixeira & Groh, 2019 † represented as Leptaxis isambertoi Teixeira & Groh, 2019 †
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) membranacea (R. T. Lowe, 1852) represented as Leptaxis membranacea (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) orzolae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985 † represented as Leptaxis orzolae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985 †
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) simia (A. Férussac, 1832) represented as Leptaxis simia (A. Férussac, 1832)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) terceirana (Morelet, 1860) represented as Leptaxis terceirana (Morelet, 1860)
Species Leptaxis (Leptaxis) vetusta (Morelet & Drouët, 1857) † represented as Leptaxis vetusta (Morelet & Drouët, 1857) †

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852) Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 112 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leptaxis (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=997833 on 2025-03-22

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Leptaxis (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=997833 on 2025-03-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-15 08:11:33Z

created

Bank, Ruud

2017-12-19 08:11:38Z

changed

Bank, Ruud

2020-07-13 06:28:13Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (2)

original description (of Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852) Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 112 [details]

basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]