Streptostele
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Streptostele is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
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subgenus Graptostele Pilsbry, 1919
subgenus Raffraya Bourguignat, 1883
subgenus Streptostele
subgenus Tomostele Ancey, 1885
subgenus ?
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
Indigenous distribution of the genus Streptostele include:- Afrotropical: Uganda (4 described species, 2 undescribed species),...
- islands in the Gulf of GuineaGulf of GuineaThe Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
- the Seychelles
- Comoros
- Mascarenes
Species
Species within the genus Streptostele include:subgenus Graptostele Pilsbry, 1919
- Streptostele teres Pilsbry, 1919
subgenus Raffraya Bourguignat, 1883
- Streptostele horei E. A. Smith, 1890
subgenus Streptostele
- Streptostele bacillum Pilsbry, 1919
- Streptostele coloba Pilsbry, 1919
subgenus Tomostele Ancey, 1885
- Streptostele musaecolaStreptostele musaecolaStreptostele musaecola is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The indigenous distribution of Streptostele musaecola includes:* West Africa...
(Morelet, 1860)
subgenus ?
- "Streptostele (Streptostele) species A" from Uganda
- "Streptostele (Streptostele) species B" from Uganda