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Afristreptaxis elongatus

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Afristreptaxis elongatus
Shell of Afristreptaxis elongatus (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Afristreptaxis
Species:
A. elongatus
Binomial name
Afristreptaxis elongatus
(Fulton, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Eustreptaxis elongatus (Fulton, 1899) superseded combination
  • Gonaxis (Eustreptaxis) elongatus (Fulton, 1899)
  • Gonaxis elongatus (Fulton, 1899)
  • Streptaxis elongatus Fulton, 1899 (original combination)

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 15 mm.

(Original description) The shell is rimate, oval, and somewhat thin with a whitish, polished surface. The nucleus and the front of the body whorl are almost smooth, while the remainder of the exterior features conspicuous, close-set, oblique striae. There are 6.5 convex whorls. The aperture is semi-ovate and erect, with a slightly expanded, white peristome. The parietal wall has a small tooth or callosity.

Distribution

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This species is occurs in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique.

References

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  • Bruggen, A. C. van. (1963). On a sinistral specimen of Afristreptaxis elongatus (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) from South Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine. 67(1–2): 17–19.
  • 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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