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Afristreptaxis
''Afristreptaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Streptaxinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996776 on 2021-01-01 Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Afristreptaxis'' includes: * Afrotropical * List of non-marine molluscs of South Africa, South AfricaSutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 160: 1-16. . Habitat ''Aristreptaxis'' is typically found in terrestrial habitats where it thrives in humid and shaded environments. These snails are usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Elongatus
''Afristreptaxis elongatus'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Description The height of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 15 mm. (Original description) The shell is rimate, oval, and somewhat thin with a whitish, polished surface. The nucleus and the front of the body whorl are almost smooth, while the remainder of the exterior features conspicuous, close-set, oblique striae. There are 6.5 convex whorls. The aperture is semi-ovate and erect, with a slightly expanded, white peristome. The parietal wall has a small tooth or callosity. Distribution This species is occurs in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi .... References * Bruggen, A. C. van. (1963). O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Montisnimbae
''Afristreptaxis montisnimbae'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi. ....MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (E. Binder, 1960). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1488048 on 2024-06-19 Description The height of the shell attains . Distribution This species is occurs in Guinea. References Further reading * Binder, E. (1960). Deux Gonaxis nouveaux (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de la réserve naturelle du Mont Nimba en Guinée. Archives des Sciences, Genève. 13: 150–152. * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Lamottei
''Afristreptaxis lamottei'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi. .... Description The height of the shell attains 22 mm. Distribution This species occurs in Guinea. References Further reading * Binder, E. (1960). Deux Gonaxis nouveaux (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de la réserve naturelle du Mont Nimba en Guinée. Archives des Sciences, Genève. 13: 150–152 * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany. External links B. (2010). Systematics and diversity of the Streptaxidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Ph.D. thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Bloyeti
''Afristreptaxis bloyeti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Description The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 15.5 mm. (Original description in Latin) The shell is narrowly perforated and streptaxiform, with a ventrally turgid, short, and obese shape that is almost equally high as it is wide. The shell is thin, translucent, shiny, and milky, with the body whorl polished and the others folded (except for the embryonic whorls). The folds are stronger and more erect, and on the body whorl, they extend to the aperture, creating a pattern resembling superimposed pleats. Sculpture: The shell spirals obliquely from left to right, with an obtuse, compressed shape above, barely convex, appearing slightly oppressed. Whorls: There are six very irregular whorls. The superior whorls are slightly short of breath; the median whorls are irregular, higher on the left than on the right; and the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Franzhuberi
''Afristreptaxis franzhuberi'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution This species is occurs in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Further reading * Thach, N. N. (2021). New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp. * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany. franzhuberi Gastropods described in 2021 Gastropods of Africa {{Streptaxidae-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Loveridgei
''Afristreptaxis loveridgei'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326778 on 2024-06-19 Distribution This species is occurs in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Further reading * Bequaert, J. C. & Clench, W. J. (1936). Studies of African land and fresh-water mollusks. Notes on Gonaxis Taylor, with description of a new species. Journal of Conchology. 20(9): 263–273. * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Vengoensis
''Afristreptaxis vengoensis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis vengoensis (Connolly, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058399 on 2024-06-19 Description The height of the shell attains 25.2 mm, its diameter 14.6 mm. (Original description) The shell is comparatively large, oval, and rimate. It is thin, transparent and olivaceous, with a smooth and glossy surface in the front and less so on the back. The spire is produced, with the left side being very convex and the right side nearly straight. The apex is roundly conoid. There are 6.5 rather flat whorls that increase rapidly in size. The first 1.5 apical whorls are microscopically malleate and faintly spirally striate. The next four whorls are covered with close, prominent, oblique transverse striae with spiral pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Ulugurensis
''Afristreptaxis ulugurensis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis ulugurensis (Verdcourt, 1965). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326817 on 2024-06-19 Distribution This species is occurs in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Further reading * Verdcourt, B. (1965). New Streptaxidae from East Africa. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 94: 165–167. * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Ukamicus
''Afristreptaxis ukamicus'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis ukamicus (Thiele, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326819 on 2024-06-19 Distribution This species is occurs in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Further reading * Thiele, J. (1911). Mollusken der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1907–1908. Band III, Zoologie I. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. Pp. 175– * Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afristreptaxis Vosseleri
''Afristreptaxis vosseleri'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References * Thiele. J. (1911). Mollusken der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1907–1908. Band III, Zoologie I. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. Pp. 175–214 page(s): 185, pl. IV, fig. 27. External links Rowson, B. (2010). Systematics and diversity of the Streptaxidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Ph.D. thesis, University of Wales, Cardiff. Pp. i–vii + 1–307 Streptaxidae Endemic fauna of Tanzania Invertebrates of Tanzania {{Streptaxidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonaxis Abessinicus
''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastr opod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996787 on 2021-01-01 Distribution Distribution of the genus ''Gonaxis'' include Equatorial Africa and South Africa: * South AfricaSutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 160: 1-16. . * Tanzania * Uganda (2 species) * ... Species Species within the genus ''Gonaxis'' include: * '' Gonaxis abessinicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * ''Gonaxis aethiopicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * '' Gonaxis albidus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * '' Gonaxis ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonaxis Aethiopicus
''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastr opod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996787 on 2021-01-01 Distribution Distribution of the genus ''Gonaxis'' include Equatorial Africa and South Africa: * South AfricaSutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 160: 1-16. . * Tanzania * Uganda (2 species) * ... Species Species within the genus ''Gonaxis'' include: * '' Gonaxis abessinicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * '' Gonaxis aethiopicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * ''Gonaxis albidus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * ''Gonaxis benth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |