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Afristreptaxis montisnimbae

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Afristreptaxis montisnimbae
Shell of Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Afristreptaxis
Species:
A. montisnimbae
Binomial name
Afristreptaxis montisnimbae
(E. Binder, 1960)
Synonyms

Gonaxis (Pseudogonaxis) montisnimbae Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (original combination)

Afristreptaxis montisnimbae 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 13.3 mm (0.52 in).[citation needed]

Distribution

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This species is occurs in Guinea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Afristreptaxis montisnimbae (E. Binder, 1960). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1488048 on 2024-06-19
  2. ^ "Afristreptaxis montisnimbae- occurrence".

Further reading

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  • Binder, E. (1960). Deux Gonaxis nouveaux (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de la réserve naturelle du Mont Nimba en Guinée. Archives des Sciences, Genève. 13: 150–152.
  • 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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