Afristreptaxis loveridgei

Afristreptaxis loveridgei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.[1]

Afristreptaxis loveridgei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Afristreptaxis
Species:
A. loveridgei
Binomial name
Afristreptaxis loveridgei
(Bequaert & Clench, 1936)
Synonyms

Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) loveridgei Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (original combination)

Distribution

This species is occurs in Tanzania.[2]

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326778 on 2024-06-19
  2. [https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=10253155 Gbif.org: Afristreptaxis loveridgei - occurrence]

Further reading

  • Bequaert, J. C. & Clench, W. J. (1936). Studies of African land and fresh-water mollusks. Notes on Gonaxis Taylor, with description of a new species. Journal of Conchology. 20(9): 263–273.
  • 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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