Sinistrexcisa Explained
Sinistrexcisa is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.
Distribution
The distribution of the genus Sinistrexcisa includes:
Description
A spermatophore was observed in Sinistrexcisa for the first time among the Streptaxidae in 1999.
Species
Species within the genus Sinistrexcisa include:
- Sinistrexcisa cameruniae De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - type species, from Southwest Cameroon
- Sinistrexcisa iradieri De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - from Equatorial Guinea
- Sinistrexcisa cogoensis De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - from Equatorial Guinea
- Sinistrexcisa fang De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - from Equatorial Guinea
Notes and References
- 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. .