Afristreptaxis Explained

Afristreptaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Streptaxinae of the family Streptaxidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Afristreptaxis includes:

• Afrotropical
• South Africa^[2]

Habitat

Aristreptaxis is typically found in terrestrial habitats where it thrives in humid and shaded environments. These snails are usually located in leaf litter, under logs, and among moist vegetation, where they contribute to the decomposition process and nutrient cycling.

Species

Species within the genus Afristreptaxis include:

• Afristreptaxis bloyeti (Bourguignat, 1890)
• Afristreptaxis elongatus (Fulton, 1899)
• Afristreptaxis franzhuberi Thach, 2021
• Afristreptaxis lamottei (E. Binder, 1960)
• Afristreptaxis loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1936)
• Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (E. Binder, 1960)
• Afristreptaxis ukamicus (Thiele, 1911)
• Afristreptaxis ulugurensis (Verdcourt, 1965)
• Afristreptaxis vengoensis (Connolly, 1922)
• Afristreptaxis vosseleri (Thiele, 1911)

Synonyms:

• Afristreptaxis abessinicus Thiele, 1933: synonym of Gonaxis abessinicus (Thiele, 1933) (original combination)
• Afristreptaxis aethiopicus Thiele, 1933: synonym of Gonaxis aethiopicus (Thiele, 1933) (original combination)

References

• Thiele. J. (1932). Das Gonaxis-Problem. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 64(1): 11–12.
• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
• Brown, K. (2023). A guide to the hunter shells. Vol. 2. The Streptaxoidea. The Enneinae, Orthogibbinae, Marconiinae, Odontartemoninae, Streptaxinae and the Diapheridae. ConchBooks, Germany.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996776 on 2021-01-01
2. Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1-16. .