Gonaxis
# Gonaxis

Gonaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate [[gastr opod]] mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.

## Distribution

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

* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Uganda (2 species)

## Species

Species within the genus Gonaxis include:

* Gonaxis abessinicus (Thiele, 1933)
* Gonaxis aethiopicus (Thiele, 1933)
* Gonaxis albidus (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
* Gonaxis benthencourti (Nobre, 1905)
* Gonaxis blacklocki Connolly, 1928
* Gonaxis bottegoi (E. von Martens, 1895)
* Gonaxis breviculus (E. A. Smith, 1890)
* Gonaxis camerunensis (D'Ailly, 1896)
* Gonaxis costata Verdcourt, 1963 †
* Gonaxis cressyi Connolly, 1922
* Gonaxis cylindricus (K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952)
* Gonaxis denticulatus (Dohrn, 1878)
* Gonaxis elegans (Pickford, 2009) †
* Gonaxis elgonensis (Preston, 1913)
* Gonaxis gibbonsi Taylor, 1877
* Gonaxis gibbosus (Bourguignat, 1890)
* Gonaxis innocens (Preston, 1913)
* Gonaxis jeanneli (Germain, 1934)
* Gonaxis johnstoni (E. A. Smith, 1899)
* Gonaxis kivuensis (Preston, 1913)
* Gonaxis kizinga (Tattersfield, 1999)
* Gonaxis lata (E. A. Smith, 1880)
* Gonaxis latula (Martens, 1895)
* Gonaxis mamboiensis (E. A. Smith, 1890)
* Gonaxis margarita (Preston, 1913)
* Gonaxis masabana (Connolly, 1930)
* Gonaxis maugerae (J. E. Gray, 1837)
* Gonaxis micans (Putzeys, 1899)
* Gonaxis microstriatus (Preston, 1912)
* Gonaxis miocraveni Pickford, 2009 †
* Gonaxis montisnimbae Binder, 1960
* Gonaxis monrovia (Rang, 1831)
* Gonaxis mozambicensis (E. A. Smith, 1880)
* Gonaxis mzinga (Tattersfield, 1999)
* Gonaxis pileolus Connolly, 1928
* Gonaxis prostratus (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
* Gonaxis pseudotmesis Connolly, 1942
* Gonaxis pupilla (Morelet, 1888)
* Gonaxis recta (Bourguignat, 1890)
* Gonaxis schweitzeri (Dohrn, 1878)
* Gonaxis sudanicus (Preston, 1914)
* Gonaxis translucidus (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
* Gonaxis turbinatus (Morelet, 1867)
* Gonaxis usambarensis Verdcourt
* Gonaxis vitreus (Morelet, 1867)
* Gonaxis vulcani (Thiele, 1911)
* Gonaxis welwitschi (Morelet, 1867)

### Species brought into synonymy

* Gonaxis quadrilateralis Preston, 1910 / Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) quadrilateralis (Preston, 1910) / Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis: synonym of Tayloria quadrilateralis (Preston, 1910) (superseded combination)
* Gonaxis vosseleri Thiele: synonym of Afristreptaxis vosseleri (Thiele, 1911) (superseded combination)
