Afristreptaxis lamottei

Afristreptaxis lamottei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.

Afristreptaxis lamottei
Shell of Afristreptaxis lamottei (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Afristreptaxis
Species:
A. lamottei
Binomial name
Afristreptaxis lamottei
(E. Binder, 1960)
Synonyms

Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) lamottei E. Binder, 1960 (basionym)

Description

The height of the shell attains 22 mm.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Guinea.[2]

References

Further reading

  • 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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