Afristreptaxis ulugurensis

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

Afristreptaxis ulugurensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Afristreptaxis
Species:
A. ulugurensis
Binomial name
Afristreptaxis ulugurensis
(Verdcourt, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) uluguruensis Verdcourt, 1965 (basionym)
  • Gonaxis ulugurensis Verdcourt, 1965 (original combination)
  • Tayloria (Macrogonaxis) ulugurensis (Verdcourt, 1965) (unaccepted combination )

Distribution

This species is occurs in Tanzania.[1]

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis ulugurensis (Verdcourt, 1965). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326817 on 2024-06-19

Further reading
  • Verdcourt, B. (1965). New Streptaxidae from East Africa. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 94: 165–167.
  • 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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