''Gonaxis'' is a

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Distribution

Distribution of the genus ''Gonaxis'' include Equatorial Africa and South Africa: *

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Species

Species within the genus ''Gonaxis'' include: * '' Gonaxis abessinicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * '' Gonaxis aethiopicus'' (Thiele, 1933) * '' Gonaxis albidus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * '' Gonaxis benthencourti'' (Nobre, 1905) * '' Gonaxis blacklocki'' Connolly, 1928 * ''

Gonaxis bottegoi ''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...

'' (E. von Martens, 1895) * '' Gonaxis breviculus'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Gonaxis camerunensis'' (D'Ailly, 1896) * '' Gonaxis costata'' Verdcourt, 1963 † * '' Gonaxis cressyi'' Connolly, 1922 * '' Gonaxis cylindricus'' (K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952) * '' Gonaxis denticulatus'' (Dohrn, 1878) * '' Gonaxis elegans'' (Pickford, 2009) † * ''

Gonaxis elgonensis ''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...

'' (Preston, 1913) * '' Gonaxis gibbonsi'' Taylor, 1877 * '' Gonaxis gibbosus'' (Bourguignat, 1890) * ''

Gonaxis innocens ''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Preston, 1913) * '' Gonaxis jeanneli'' (Germain, 1934) * ''

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'' (E. A. Smith, 1899) * '' Gonaxis kivuensis'' (Preston, 1913) * '' Gonaxis kizinga'' (Tattersfield, 1999) * '' Gonaxis lata'' (E. A. Smith, 1880) * '' Gonaxis latula'' (Martens, 1895)Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". ''

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'' 76(1): 87-100. . * '' Gonaxis mamboiensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Gonaxis margarita'' (Preston, 1913) * '' Gonaxis masabana'' (Connolly, 1930) * '' Gonaxis maugerae'' (J. E. Gray, 1837) * '' Gonaxis micans'' (Putzeys, 1899) * '' Gonaxis microstriatus'' (Preston, 1912) * '' Gonaxis miocraveni'' Pickford, 2009 † * '' Gonaxis montisnimbae'' Binder, 1960 * ''

Gonaxis monrovia ''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Rang, 1831) * '' Gonaxis mozambicensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1880) * '' Gonaxis mzinga'' (Tattersfield, 1999) * '' Gonaxis pileolus'' Connolly, 1928 * '' Gonaxis prostratus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) * '' Gonaxis pseudotmesis'' Connolly, 1942 * '' Gonaxis pupilla'' (Morelet, 1888) * '' Gonaxis recta'' (Bourguignat, 1890) * '' Gonaxis schweitzeri'' (Dohrn, 1878) * '' Gonaxis sudanicus'' (Preston, 1914) * '' Gonaxis translucidus'' (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901) * '' Gonaxis turbinatus'' (Morelet, 1867) * '' Gonaxis usambarensis'' Verdcourt, 1961Tattersfield P. (1996)
''Gonaxis usambarensis''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007. * '' Gonaxis vitreus'' (Morelet, 1867) * '' Gonaxis vulcani'' (Thiele, 1911) * '' Gonaxis welwitschi'' (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". ''

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/ '' Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis'': synonym of ''

Tayloria quadrilateralis ''Tayloria'' is the scientific name for genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Tayloria'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails * ''Tayloria'' (plant), a genus of mosses {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (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'' (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

* Streptaxidae {{Streptaxidae-stub