Afristreptaxis elongatus
Appearance
Afristreptaxis elongatus | |
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Shell of Afristreptaxis elongatus (holotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Streptaxidae |
Genus: | Afristreptaxis |
Species: | A. elongatus
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Binomial name | |
Afristreptaxis elongatus (Fulton, 1899)
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Afristreptaxis elongatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 15 mm.
(Original description) The shell is rimate, oval, and somewhat thin with a whitish, polished surface. The nucleus and the front of the body whorl are almost smooth, while the remainder of the exterior features conspicuous, close-set, oblique striae. There are 6.5 convex whorls. The aperture is semi-ovate and erect, with a slightly expanded, white peristome. The parietal wall has a small tooth or callosity.
Distribution
[edit]This species is occurs in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique.
References
[edit]- ^ Afristreptaxis elongatus (Fulton, 1899). 18 June 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Bruggen, A. C. van. (1963). On a sinistral specimen of Afristreptaxis elongatus (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) from South Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine. 67(1–2): 17–19.
- Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany.