Afristreptaxis montisnimbae
Appearance
Afristreptaxis montisnimbae | |
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Shell of Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Streptaxidae |
Genus: | Afristreptaxis |
Species: | A. montisnimbae
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Binomial name | |
Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (E. Binder, 1960)
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Synonyms | |
Gonaxis (Pseudogonaxis) montisnimbae Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (original combination) |
Afristreptaxis montisnimbae 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 13.3 mm (0.52 in).[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This species is occurs in Guinea.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (E. Binder, 1960). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1488048 on 2024-06-19
- ^ "Afristreptaxis montisnimbae- occurrence".
Further reading
[edit]- Binder, E. (1960). Deux Gonaxis nouveaux (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de la réserve naturelle du Mont Nimba en Guinée. Archives des Sciences, Genève. 13: 150–152.
- Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany.
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