Gonaxis
Encyclopedia
Gonaxis is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....
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Distribution
Distribution of the genus Gonaxis include Equatorial Africa and South Africa:- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda (2 species)
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Species
Species within the genus Gonaxis include:- Gonaxis quadrilateralis Preston, 1910 / Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) quadrilateralis (Preston, 1910) / Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis
- Gonaxis latula (Martens, 1895)
- Gonaxis translucida (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
- Gonaxis usambarensisGonaxis usambarensisGonaxis usambarensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Tanzania....
Verdcourt - Gonaxis vosseleriGonaxis vosseleriGonaxis vosseleri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Tanzania....
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