Common name: -

Scientific name: Leptaxis groviana leonina (Lowe, 1852)

Family: Hygromiidae

Distribution and Habitat: It occurs in the Desertas islands, close to the ground, under rocks and among ground vegetation.

Description: The shell is conic and depressed, with 4 rounded turns, heavily grooved and wrinkled on the last turn. The opening is also rounded. The colouration is greenish yellow, with a brown stripe on the last turn and another next to the seam. It has 25 mm in diameter and 17 mm in height.

Conservation statute and Threats: -

Observations: -