Gonospira
Encyclopedia
Gonospira is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....
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Distribution
Distribution of the genus Gonospira include:- Mauritius and RodriguesRodriguesRodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Rodrigo or Son of Rui. The "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Portuguese form of Roderick, meaning "famous power" or "famous ruler", from the Germanic elements "hrod" and "ric" ,...
- Réunion
Species
Species within the genus Gonospira include:- Gonospira bourguignatiGonospira bourguignatiGonospira bourguignati is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Réunion, an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar....
- Gonospira cylindrellaGonospira cylindrellaGonospira cylindrella is a species of gastropod in the Streptaxidae family. It is endemic to Réunion....
- Gonospira deshayesiGonospira deshayesiGonospira deshayesi is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Réunion, an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar....
Adams, 1868 - Gonospira dupontiGonospira dupontiGonospira duponti is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Nevill, 1870 - Gonospira funiculaGonospira funiculaGonospira funicula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Réunion....
- Gonospira holostomaGonospira holostomaGonospira holostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Morelet, 1875 - Gonospira madgeiGonospira madgeiGonospira madgei is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Kennard, 1943 - Gonospira metableta
- † Gonospira nevilliGonospira nevilliGonospira nevilli is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species was endemic to Mauritius. It is now extinct....
Adams, 1867 - Gonospira palanga
- Gonospira rodriguezensis
- Gonospira striaticostusGonospira striaticostusGonospira striaticostus a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Morelet, 1866 - Gonospira teresGonospira teresGonospira teres is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Pfeiffer, 1856 - Gonospira turgidulaGonospira turgidulaGonospira turgidula is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Réunion....
- Gonospira uvulaGonospira uvulaGonospira uvula is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.This species is endemic to Réunion....
Deshayes, 1863