''Gonaxis'' is a
genus of 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 ...
gastr
opod mollusks 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.
Stre ...
.
[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[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'' 160: 1-16. .]
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Tanzania
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Uganda (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)
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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'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis jeanneli'' (Germain, 1934)
* ''
Gonaxis johnstoni'' (E. A. Smith, 1899)
* ''
Gonaxis kivuensis'' (Preston, 1913)
* ''
Gonaxis kizinga'' (Tattersfield, 1999)
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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)
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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'' 76(1): 87-100. .]
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 †
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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
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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)
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Gonaxis mozambicensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1880)
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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)
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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)
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Gonaxis usambarensis'' Verdcourt
[Tattersfield P. (1996)]
''Gonaxis usambarensis''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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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)
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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'' 328: 1-60]
abstractPDF
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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