''Naesiotus'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing

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mollusks in the family Bulimulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naesiotus Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995859 on 2021-02-17 Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and surprises: molecular phylogeny of the land snail superfamily Orthalicoidea using a three-locus gene analysis with a divergence time analysis and ancestral area reconstruction (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". '' Archiv für Molluskenkunde: International Journal of Malacology'' 141(1): 1-20. .

Species

Species within the genus ''Naesiotus'' include: * '' Naesiotus achatellinus'' (Forbes, 1850) * '' Naesiotus adelphus'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus akamatus'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus albemarlensis'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus alethorhytidus'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus altus'' (Dall, 1893) * '' Naesiotus amastroides'' (Ancey, 1887) * ''

Naesiotus andivagus ''Naesiotus'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naesiotus Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' Weyrauch, 1956 * '' Naesiotus arnaldoi'' (Lanzieri & Rezende, 1971) * '' Naesiotus bambamarcaensis'' Weyrauch, 1960 * '' Naesiotus beldingi'' (Cooper, 1892) * '' Naesiotus calchaquinus'' (Doering, 1879) * '' Naesiotus calvus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus canaliferus'' (Reibisch, 1893) * '' Naesiotus carlucioi'' (Rezende & Lanzieri, 1963) * '' Naesiotus catlowiae'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Naesiotus cavagnaroi'' A. G. Smith, 1972 * '' Naesiotus cerrateae'' Weyrauch, 1967 * '' Naesiotus chemnitzioides'' (Forbes, 1850) * '' Naesiotus christenseni'' (W. B. Miller & Reeder, 1984) * ''

Naesiotus cinerarius ''Naesiotus'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naesiotus Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus cosmicus'' (Mabille, 1895) * '' Naesiotus crepundius'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Naesiotus cutisculptus'' (Ancey, 1901) * '' Naesiotus deletangi'' (Parodiz, 1946) * '' Naesiotus dentifer'' (Mabille, 1895) * '' Naesiotus durangoanus'' (E. von Martens, 1893) * '' Naesiotus elegantulus'' Weyrauch, 1956 * '' Naesiotus eos'' (Odhner, 1951) * '' Naesiotus eschariferus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1838) * '' Naesiotus eudioptus'' (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897) * '' Naesiotus excelsus'' (Gould, 1853) * '' Naesiotus exornatus'' Reeve, 1849 * '' Naesiotus fernandezae'' Weyrauch, 1958 * '' Naesiotus gabbi'' (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1872) * '' Naesiotus galapaganus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) * '' Naesiotus geophilus'' Weyrauch, 1967 * '' Naesiotus gigantensis'' (Christensen & W. B. Miller, 1977) * '' Naesiotus gracillimus'' Weyrauch, 1956 * '' Naesiotus haasi'' Weyrauch, 1956 * '' Naesiotus haematospira'' (Pilsbry, 1900) * '' Naesiotus hannai'' (Pilsbry, 1927) * '' Naesiotus harribaueri'' (Jacobson, 1958) * '' Naesiotus jacobi'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus laevapex'' (Christensen & W. B. Miller, 1977) * '' Naesiotus lopesi'' (Rezende, Lanzieri & Inada, 1972) * '' Naesiotus lycodus'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus milleri'' (Hoffman, 1987) * '' Naesiotus montezuma'' (Dall, 1893) * '' Naesiotus montivagus'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Naesiotus munsterii'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) * '' Naesiotus nigromontanus'' (Dall, 1897) * '' Naesiotus nuciformis'' (S.A.A. Petit De La Saussaye, 1853) (synonym: ''Bulimus nuciformis'' Petit, 1853) * '' Naesiotus nuculus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * '' Naesiotus nux'' (Broderip, 1832) * '' Naesiotus ochsneri'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus oxylabris'' (Doering, 1879) * '' Naesiotus pachys'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * '' Naesiotus pallidior'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus pallidus'' (Reibisch, 1893) * '' Naesiotus pazianus'' (D'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Naesiotus perspectivus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Naesiotus pilsbryi'' Weyrauch, 1956 * '' Naesiotus pollonerae'' (Ancey, 1897) * ''

Naesiotus quitensis ''Naesiotus'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naesiotus Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1848)

* '' Naesiotus reibischi'' (Dall, 1895) * '' Naesiotus rhabdotus'' (Haas, 1951) * '' Naesiotus rimatus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * '' Naesiotus rivasii'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) * '' Naesiotus rocayanus'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Naesiotus rugatinus'' (Dall, 1917) * '' Naesiotus rugiferus'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) (synonym: ''Bulimus rugiferus'' Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus rugulosus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1838) * '' Naesiotus sculpturatus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Naesiotus silvaevagus'' Weyrauch, 1960 * '' Naesiotus spirifer'' (Gabb, 1868) * ''

Naesiotus stenogyroides ''Naesiotus stenogyroides'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. Distribution ''Naesiotus stenogyroides'' is endemic to Dominica. It is restricted to higher localitie ...

'' (Guppy, 1868) - endemic to

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Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". '' Zoologische Mededelingen'' 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 * '' Naesiotus subcostatus'' (Haas, 1948)
* '' Naesiotus tanneri'' (Dall, 1895) * '' Naesiotus tarmensis'' Weyrauch, 1967 * '' Naesiotus trichodes'' (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Naesiotus turritus'' Weyrauch, 1967 * '' Naesiotus unifasciatus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus ustulatus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Naesiotus ventrosus'' (Reibisch, 1893) * '' Naesiotus veseyianus'' (Dall, 1893) * '' Naesiotus vestalis'' (Albers, 1854) * '' Naesiotus willinki'' Breure, 1978 * '' Naesiotus wolfi'' (Reibisch, 1893) * '' Naesiotus xantusi'' (Binney, 1861) * '' Naesiotus zilchi'' Weyrauch, 1956 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Naesiotus bicolor'' Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of '' Bostryx bicolor'' (Weyrauch, 1967) * ''Naesiotus chrysalis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of '' Protoglyptus chrysalis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) (unaccepted combination) * ''Naesiotus eudioptus'' (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897): synonym of ''

Simpulopsis eudioptus ''Simpulopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897) (superseded combination) * ''Naesiotus latecolumellaris'' Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of '' Bostryx latecolumellaris'' (Weyrauch, 1967) (original combination) * * ''Naesiotus luciae'' (Pilsbry, 1897)
synonym of '' Protoglyptus luciae'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * ''Naesiotus martinicensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of '' Protoglyptus martinicensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted combination) * ''Naesiotus mazei'' (Crosse, 1874): synonym of '' Protoglyptus mazei'' (Crosse, 1874) (unaccepted combination) * ''Naesiotus pilosus'' (Guppy, 1871): synonym of '' Protoglyptus pilosus'' (Guppy, 1871) (unaccepted combination) * ''Naesiotus sanctaeluciae'' (E. A. Smith, 1889): synonym of '' Protoglyptus sanctaeluciae'' (E. A. Smith, 1889) (unaccepted combination)

Distribution

Distribution of the genus ''Naesiotus'' include Ecuador,

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(1 species), Peru,Weyrauch W. K. (1956). "The Genus ''Naesiotus'' with descriptions of new species and notes on others Peruvian Bulimulidae". ''Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad.'' 108: 1-17. ... Naesiotus sp from Ecuador

Human use

People are sometimes consuming them raw, but consumption of raw snails is not recommended because snails can be vector of number of parasites.

References

External links

Albers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman

Breure A. S. H. (1975). "Caribbean land molluscs: Bulimulidae, II. ''Plekocheilus'' and ''Naesiotus''"
'' Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands'' 46: 71-93, pls. 6-8, tables 8-14
Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. PeerJ. 5, e3065
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