''Gonaxis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of air-breathing
land snails,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
pulmonate gastr
opod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s 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. (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:
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
[Sutcharit 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
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'' 160: 1-16. .
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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 ...
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Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south ...
(2 species)
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Species
Species within the genus ''Gonaxis'' include:
* ''
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: ...
'' (Thiele, 1933)
* ''
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: ...
'' (Thiele, 1933)
* ''
Gonaxis albidus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
* ''
Gonaxis benthencourti'' (Nobre, 1905)
* ''
Gonaxis blacklocki
''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: ...
'' Connolly, 1928
* ''
Gonaxis bottegoi
''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: ...
'' (E. von Martens, 1895)
* ''
Gonaxis breviculus'' (E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''
Gonaxis camerunensis
''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: ...
'' (D'Ailly, 1896)
* ''
Gonaxis costata
''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: ...
'' Verdcourt, 1963 †
* ''
Gonaxis cressyi'' Connolly, 1922
* ''
Gonaxis cylindricus'' (K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952)
* ''
Gonaxis denticulatus'' (Dohrn, 1878)
* ''
Gonaxis elegans'' (Pickford, 2009) †
* ''
Gonaxis elgonensis'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis gibbonsi'' Taylor, 1877
* ''
Gonaxis gibbosus'' (Bourguignat, 1890)
* ''
Gonaxis innocens
''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 ...
'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis jeanneli'' (Germain, 1934)
* ''
Gonaxis johnstoni'' (E. A. Smith, 1899)
* ''
Gonaxis kivuensis'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis kizinga
''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 a ...
'' (Tattersfield, 1999)
* ''
Gonaxis lata
''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: ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1880)
* ''
Gonaxis latula
''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: ...
'' (Martens, 1895)
[Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". '']Journal of Molluscan Studies
The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology. '' 76(1): 87-100. .
* ''
Gonaxis mamboiensis
''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: ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''
Gonaxis margarita
''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: ...
'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis masabana
''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: ...
'' (Connolly, 1930)
* ''
Gonaxis maugerae
''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: ...
'' (J. E. Gray, 1837)
* ''
Gonaxis micans
''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: ...
'' (Putzeys, 1899)
* ''
Gonaxis microstriatus
''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: ...
'' (Preston, 1912)
* ''
Gonaxis miocraveni
''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: ...
'' Pickford, 2009 †
* ''
Gonaxis montisnimbae
''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastr
opod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' Binder, 1960
* ''
Gonaxis monrovia
''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: ...
'' (Rang, 1831)
* ''
Gonaxis mozambicensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1880)
* ''
Gonaxis mzinga
''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: ...
'' (Tattersfield, 1999)
* ''
Gonaxis pileolus
''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: ...
'' Connolly, 1928
* ''
Gonaxis prostratus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
* ''
Gonaxis pseudotmesis'' Connolly, 1942
* ''
Gonaxis pupilla'' (Morelet, 1888)
* ''
Gonaxis recta
''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastr
opod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1890)
* ''
Gonaxis schweitzeri
''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: ...
'' (Dohrn, 1878)
* ''
Gonaxis sudanicus
''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: ...
'' (Preston, 1914)
* ''
Gonaxis translucidus'' (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
* ''
Gonaxis turbinatus
''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: ...
'' (Morelet, 1867)
* ''
Gonaxis usambarensis'' Verdcourt
[Tattersfield P. (1996)]
''Gonaxis usambarensis''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
* ''
Gonaxis vitreus
''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: ...
'' (Morelet, 1867)
* ''
Gonaxis vulcani
''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: ...
'' (Thiele, 1911)
* ''
Gonaxis welwitschi
''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: ...
'' (Morelet, 1867)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Gonaxis quadrilateralis'' Preston, 1910
/ ''Gonaxis'' (''Macrogonaxis'') ''quadrilateralis'' (Preston, 1910)
[Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". '']Zoologische Verhandelingen
''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' was a Dutch scientific journal covering research in zoology. It was published between 1948 and 2002 by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) ...
'' 328: 1-60
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Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis
''Macrogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.
Distribution
The distribution of the genus ''Macrogonaxis'' includes:
* East Africa
* the SeychellesSutcharit C., ...
'': synonym of ''
Tayloria quadrilateralis'' (Preston, 1910) (superseded combination)
* ''Gonaxis vosseleri'' Thiele:
[Tattersfield P. (1996).]
''Gonaxis vosseleri''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007. synonym of ''
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 ...
'' (Thiele, 1911) (superseded combination)
References
* Bourguignat, J.-R. (1890). Mollusques de l'Afrique équatoriale de Moguedouchou à Bagamoyo et de Bagamoyo au Tanganika. 1–229, pls 1–8. Book dated 1889, publication date 1890
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
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Streptaxidae
{{Streptaxidae-stub