Pseudogonaxis Explained

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

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Pseudogonaxis includes:

• Congo Basin^[2]
• Uganda (1 species)^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Pseudogonaxis include:

• Pseudogonaxis cavallii (Pollonera, 1906)
• Pseudogonaxis kirkii (Dohrn, 1865)
• † Pseudogonaxis legetetensis Pickford, 2019
• Pseudogonaxis nseudweensis (Putzeys, 1899)
• Pseudogonaxis percivali (Preston, 1913)
• † Pseudogonaxis protocavallii (Verdcourt, 1963)
• Pseudogonaxis pusillus (Martens, 1897)^[3]
• Pseudogonaxis rendille (Verdcourt, 1963)
• Pseudogonaxis stenostoma (Verdcourt, 1965)

Synonyms:

• † Pseudogonaxis protocavalii [sic]: synonym of † Pseudogonaxis protocavallii (Verdcourt, 1963) (incorrect subsequent spelling)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudogonaxis Thiele, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996780 on 2022-06-28
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. .
3. Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(1): 87-100. .