Leptaxis caldeirarum

Leptaxis caldeirarum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.^[2]

Leptaxis caldeirarum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Hygromiidae
Genus:	Leptaxis
Species:	L. caldeirarum
Binomial name
Leptaxis caldeirarum Morelet & Drouet, 1857

The status of this species is uncertain.^[2]

This species is endemic to Portugal.

This species is in the Red List.^[3]

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.^[3]

Habitat

Leptaxis caldeirarum lives in secondarily forested areas and native vegetation.