''Pseudogonaxis'' is a

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of air-breathing

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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 ...

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s in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family

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. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996780 on 2022-06-28

Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Pseudogonaxis'' includes: *

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Species

Species within the genus ''Pseudogonaxis'' include: * ''

Pseudogonaxis cavallii ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Pollonera, 1906) * ''

Pseudogonaxis kirkii ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Dohrn, 1865) * † ''

Pseudogonaxis legetetensis ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' Pickford, 2019 * ''

Pseudogonaxis nseudweensis ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Putzeys, 1899) * ''

Pseudogonaxis percivali ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Preston, 1913) * † ''

Pseudogonaxis protocavallii ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Verdcourt, 1963) * ''

Pseudogonaxis pusillus ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Martens, 1897) * ''

Pseudogonaxis rendille ''Pseudogonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfapily Odontartemoninae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed throug ...

'' (Verdcourt, 1963) * '' Pseudogonaxis stenostoma'' (Verdcourt, 1965) ;Synonyms: * † ''Pseudogonaxis protocavalii'' ic synonym of † ''Pseudogonaxis protocavallii'' (Verdcourt, 1963) (incorrect subsequent spelling)

References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017 Streptaxidae {{Streptaxidae-stub