# Gonaxis

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***Gonaxis*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of air-breathing [land snails](/source/Land_snail), [terrestrial](/source/Terrestrial_animal) [pulmonate](/source/Pulmonate) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusks](/source/Mollusk) in the family [Streptaxidae](/source/Streptaxidae).[2][3]

## Distribution

Distribution of the genus *Gonaxis* include Equatorial Africa and South Africa:

- [South Africa](/source/List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_South_Africa)[2]
- [Tanzania](/source/List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_Tanzania)[4]
- [Uganda](/source/List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_Uganda) (2 species)[5]
- * [Comores](/source/Comores)[2]

## Species

Species within the genus *Gonaxis* include:

- *[Gonaxis abessinicus](/source/Gonaxis_abessinicus)* (Thiele, 1933)
- *[Gonaxis aethiopicus](/source/Gonaxis_aethiopicus)* (Thiele, 1933)
- *[Gonaxis albidus](/source/Gonaxis_albidus)* (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
- *[Gonaxis benthencourti](/source/Gonaxis_benthencourti)* (Nobre, 1905)
- *[Gonaxis blacklocki](/source/Gonaxis_blacklocki)* Connolly, 1928
- *[Gonaxis bottegoi](/source/Gonaxis_bottegoi)* (E. von Martens, 1895)
- *[Gonaxis breviculus](/source/Gonaxis_breviculus)* (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- *[Gonaxis camerunensis](/source/Gonaxis_camerunensis)* (D'Ailly, 1896)
- *[Gonaxis costata](/source/Gonaxis_costata)* Verdcourt, 1963 †
- *[Gonaxis cressyi](/source/Gonaxis_cressyi)* Connolly, 1922
- *[Gonaxis cylindricus](/source/Gonaxis_cylindricus)* (K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952)
- *[Gonaxis denticulatus](/source/Gonaxis_denticulatus)* (Dohrn, 1878)
- *[Gonaxis elegans](/source/Gonaxis_elegans)* (Pickford, 2009) †
- *[Gonaxis elgonensis](/source/Gonaxis_elgonensis)* (Preston, 1913)
- *[Gonaxis gibbonsi](/source/Gonaxis_gibbonsi)* Taylor, 1877
- *[Gonaxis gibbosus](/source/Gonaxis_gibbosus)* (Bourguignat, 1890)
- *[Gonaxis innocens](/source/Gonaxis_innocens)* (Preston, 1913)
- *[Gonaxis jeanneli](/source/Gonaxis_jeanneli)* (Germain, 1934)
- *[Gonaxis johnstoni](/source/Gonaxis_johnstoni)* (E. A. Smith, 1899)
- *[Gonaxis kivuensis](/source/Gonaxis_kivuensis)* (Preston, 1913)
- *[Gonaxis kizinga](/source/Gonaxis_kizinga)* (Tattersfield, 1999)
- *[Gonaxis lata](/source/Gonaxis_lata)* (E. A. Smith, 1880)
- *[Gonaxis latula](/source/Gonaxis_latula)* (Martens, 1895)[5]
- *[Gonaxis mamboiensis](/source/Gonaxis_mamboiensis)* (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- *[Gonaxis margarita](/source/Gonaxis_margarita)* (Preston, 1913)
- *[Gonaxis masabana](/source/Gonaxis_masabana)* (Connolly, 1930)
- *[Gonaxis maugerae](/source/Gonaxis_maugerae)* (J. E. Gray, 1837)
- *[Gonaxis micans](/source/Gonaxis_micans)* (Putzeys, 1899)
- *[Gonaxis microstriatus](/source/Gonaxis_microstriatus)* (Preston, 1912)
- *[Gonaxis miocraveni](/source/Gonaxis_miocraveni)* Pickford, 2009 †
- *[Gonaxis montisnimbae](/source/Gonaxis_montisnimbae)* Binder, 1960[6]
- *[Gonaxis monrovia](/source/Gonaxis_monrovia)* (Rang, 1831)
- *[Gonaxis mozambicensis](/source/Gonaxis_mozambicensis)* (E. A. Smith, 1880)
- *[Gonaxis mzinga](/source/Gonaxis_mzinga)* (Tattersfield, 1999)
- *[Gonaxis pileolus](/source/Gonaxis_pileolus)* Connolly, 1928
- *[Gonaxis prostratus](/source/Gonaxis_prostratus)* (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
- *[Gonaxis pseudotmesis](/source/Gonaxis_pseudotmesis)* Connolly, 1942
- *[Gonaxis pupilla](/source/Gonaxis_pupilla)* (Morelet, 1888)
- *[Gonaxis recta](/source/Gonaxis_recta)* (Bourguignat, 1890)
- *[Gonaxis schweitzeri](/source/Gonaxis_schweitzeri)* (Dohrn, 1878)
- *[Gonaxis sudanicus](/source/Gonaxis_sudanicus)* (Preston, 1914)
- *[Gonaxis translucidus](/source/Gonaxis_translucidus)* (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)[5]
- *[Gonaxis turbinatus](/source/Gonaxis_turbinatus)* (Morelet, 1867)
- *[Gonaxis usambarensis](/source/Gonaxis_usambarensis)* Verdcourt, 1961[7]
- *[Gonaxis vitreus](/source/Gonaxis_vitreus)* (Morelet, 1867)
- *[Gonaxis vulcani](/source/Gonaxis_vulcani)* (Thiele, 1911)
- *[Gonaxis welwitschi](/source/Gonaxis_welwitschi)* (Morelet, 1867)

**Species brought into synonymy**

- *Gonaxis quadrilateralis* Preston, 1910[2] / *Gonaxis* (*Macrogonaxis*) *quadrilateralis* (Preston, 1910)[8] / *[Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis](/source/Macrogonaxis_quadrilateralis)*: synonym of *[Tayloria quadrilateralis](/source/Tayloria_quadrilateralis)* (Preston, 1910) (superseded combination)
- *Gonaxis vosseleri* Thiele:[4] synonym of *[Afristreptaxis vosseleri](/source/Afristreptaxis_vosseleri)* (Thiele, 1911) (superseded combination)

## References

1. Taylor (1877). *Quart. J. Conch.* **1**: 252.

1. 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](/source/Zoological_Journal_of_the_Linnean_Society)* **160**: 1-16. [doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00598.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00598.x).

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996787](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996787) on 2021-01-01

1. Tattersfield P. (1996). [*Gonaxis vosseleri*](http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/9315/all). [2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.](http://www.iucnredlist.org) Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

1. Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". *[Journal of Molluscan Studies](/source/Journal_of_Molluscan_Studies)* **76**(1): 87-100. [doi:10.1093/mollus/eyp048](https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyp048).

1. [gbif: Gonaxis montisnimbae](https://www.gbif.org/species/9008754)

1. Tattersfield P. (1996). [*Gonaxis usambarensis*](http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/9314/all). [2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.](http://www.iucnredlist.org) Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

1. Gerlach J. & [Bruggen A. C. van](/source/Adolph_Cornelis_van_Bruggen) (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". *[Zoologische Verhandelingen](/source/Zoologische_Verhandelingen)* **328**: 1-60. [abstract](http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219431), [PDF](http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/46273).

- Bourguignat, J.-R. (1890). Mollusques de l'Afrique équatoriale de Moguedouchou à Bagamoyo et de Bagamoyo au Tanganika. 1–229, pls 1–8. Book dated 1889, publication date 1890
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

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