''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

s, terrestrial

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family

Spiraxidae Spiraxidae is a family of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the superfamily Testacelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distribution The distribution of th ...

Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008)
"AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA"
accessed 14 January 2011.

Species

Species in the genus ''Rectaxis'' include: * ''

Rectaxis alvaradoi ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Goodrich & van der Schalie, 1937) * ''

Rectaxis canalizonalis ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1930) * ''

Rectaxis confertestriatus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Strebel, 1882) * ''

Rectaxis decussatus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' Baker, 1926 - type species * ''

Rectaxis funibus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Goodrich & van der Schalie, 1937) * ''

Rectaxis granum ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (H. B. Baker, 1939) * ''

Rectaxis intermedius ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Strebel, 1882) * ''

Rectaxis pagodus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' Thompson, 2010
PDF
. * ''

Rectaxis paulisculpta ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Rehder, 1942) * ''

Rectaxis pittieri ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (Von Martens, 1898) * ''

Rectaxis rhabdus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from List of ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1907) * ''

Rectaxis subnitidus ''Rectaxis'' is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectaxis'' is an area that reaches from Venezuela to Mexico.Thomps ...

'' (H. B. Baker, 1939) * '' Rectaxis subtilis'' (H. B. Baker, 1939)

References

Spiraxidae {{Spiraxidae-stub