''Nesopupa'' is a

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s in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818411 on 2021-09-30 ''Nesopupa'' is the type genus of the subfamily Nesopupinae within the Vertiginidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Nesopupa'' includes

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Species

Species within the genus ''Nesopupa'' include: * '' Nesopupa alloia'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa anceyana'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa armata ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' (Pease, 1871) * ''

Nesopupa bacca ''Nesopupa bacca'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a sta ...

'' Pease, 1871 (taxon inquirendum) * ''

Nesopupa baldwini ''Nesopupa baldwini'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the USA The United States of America ...

'' Ancey, 1904 * ''

Nesopupa bishopi ''Nesopupa bishopi'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a stat ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 *''

Nesopupa cocosensis ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' (Dall, 1900) * ''

Nesopupa comorensis ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa dentifera ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' (Pease, 1871) * ''

Nesopupa dispersa ''Nesopupa dispersa'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a st ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa dubitabilis ''Nesopupa dubitabilis'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa eapensis ''Nesopupa eapensis'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae. This species is endemic to Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historica ...

'' (Boettger, 1881) * ''

Nesopupa forbesi ''Nesopupa forbesi'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a s ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa galapagensis ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' Vagvolgyi, 1974 * ''

Nesopupa godeffroyi ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' (Boettger, 1881) * ''

Nesopupa gonioplax ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed throug ...

'' Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa hackerae ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' Stanisic, 2010 * '' Nesopupa incerta'' (G. Nevill, 1870) * '' Nesopupa infrequens'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa kauaiensis'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa limatula'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa litoralis'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa maaseni'' Altena, 1975 * ''

Nesopupa madgei ''Nesopupa madgei'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Vertiginidae the whorl snails. This species is found in the islands of Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: M ...

'' Peile, 1936 * '' Nesopupa mariei'' (Crosse, 1871) * '' Nesopupa micra'' Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa moellendorffi'' (O. Boettger, 1890) * ''

Nesopupa mokaensis ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' Kennard, 1943 * '' Nesopupa moluccana'' (O. Boettger, 1891) * ''

Nesopupa moreleti ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' (A. D. Brown, 1870) * '' Nesopupa morini'' Madge, 1938 * '' Nesopupa nannodes'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1898) * '' Nesopupa newcombi'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa novopommerana'' I. Rensch, 1932 * ''

Nesopupa oahuensis ''Nesopupa oahuensis'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa paivae'' (J.C.H. Crosse, 1865) * '' Nesopupa pleurophora'' (Shuttleworth, 1852) * ''

Nesopupa plicifera ''Nesopupa plicifera'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae. This species is endemic to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA) ...

'' Ancey, 1904 (taxon inquirendum) * '' Nesopupa ponapica'' (Möllendorff, 1900) * ''

Nesopupa proscripta ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1905) * ''

Nesopupa quadrasi ''Nesopupa quadrasi'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unin ...

'' (Möllendorff, 1894) * '' Nesopupa rarotonga'' Brook, 2010Brook F. J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". '' Tuhinga: records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa'' 21: 161-252
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Nesopupa scotti ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. ...

'' (Brazier, 1875) * ''

Nesopupa singularis ''Nesopupa singularis'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is Endemism, endemic to List of non-marine mol ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * '' Nesopupa subcentralis'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Nesopupa tantilla ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs o ...

'' (A. Gould, 1847) * '' Nesopupa tenimberica'' Haas, 1937 * '' Nesopupa thaanumi'' Ancey, 1904 * ''

Nesopupa turtoni ''Nesopupa turtoni'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is Endemic to Saint Helena island; it was thought to be extinct until ...

'' Smith, 1892 * '' Nesopupa vinsoni'' Madge, 1946 * ''

Nesopupa waianensis ''Nesopupa waianensis'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) i ...

'' Cooke & Pilsbry, 1920 World wide Mollusc Species Data Base: Nesopupa waianaensis
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Nesopupa wesleyana ''Nesopupa wesleyana'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusc, mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species is Endemism, endemic to List of non-ma ...

'' Ancey, 1904 * ''

Nesopupa yamagutii ''Nesopupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: ...

'' Kuroda, 1941

Synonyms

* ''Nesopupa bandulana'' Connolly, 1922: synonym of ''

Vertigo bandulana Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

'' (Connolly, 1922) (original combination) * ''Nesopupa bisulcata'' (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of '' Afripupa bisulcata'' (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of Vertigo bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873) (superseded combination) * ''Nesopupa corrugata'' (Preston, 1912): synonym of '' Insulipupa corrugata'' (Preston, 1912) * ''Nesopupa decaryi'' Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965: synonym of ''Nesopupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881): synonym of '' Insulipupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881) (junior synonym) * ''Nesopupa dedecora'' Pilsbry, 1902: synonym of ''Vertigo (Vertilla) dedecora'' (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as ''

Vertigo dedecora ''Vertigo dedecora'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vertiginidae.Nekola J. C., Chiba S., Coles B.F., Drost C.A., Proschwitz T.V., Horsák M. 2018. ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1902) (original combination) * ''Nesopupa densistriata'' Adam, 1954: synonym of '' Afripupa densestriata'' (Adam, 1954) (original combination) * ''Nesopupa farquhari'' Pilsbry, 1917: synonym of ''

Vertigo farquhari Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

'' Pilsbry, 1917 (original name) * ''Nesopupa ganzae'' W. Adam, 1954: synonym of '' Insulipupa ganzae'' W. Adam, 1954 (original combination) * ''Nesopupa griqualandica'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893): synonym of ''

Vertigo griqualandica Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) (superseded combination) * ''Nesopupa insularis'' (Dartevelle, 1952): synonym of '' Insulipupa insularis'' (Dartevelle, 1952) * ''Nesopupa kanongae'' Adam, 1954: synonym of '' Afripupa kanongae'' (Adam, 1954) * ''Nesopupa malayana'' (Issel, 1874): synonym of '' Insulipupa malayana'' (Issel, 1874) * ''Nesopupa minor'' (O. Boettger, 1870) †: synonym of '' Vertigo minor'' O. Boettger, 1870 † (new combination not accepted) * ''Nesopupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881): synonym of '' Insulipupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881) * ''Nesopupa peilei'' Madge, 1938: synonym of '' Insulipupa peilei'' (Madge, 1938) (original combination) * ''Nesopupa petiti'' Fischer-Piette & Vukadinovic, 1971: synonym of ''Nesopupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881): synonym of '' Insulipupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881) (junior synonym) * ''Nesopupa rodriguezensis'' Connolly, 1925: synonym of ''

Afripupa rodriguezensis ''Afripupa rodriguezensis'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Afripupa rodriguezensis (Connolly, 1 ...

'' (Connolly, 1925) * ''Nesopupa tamagonari'' Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904: synonym of ''Vertigo (Vertilla) dedecora'' (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as ''

'' (Pilsbry, 1902) (junior synonym) * ''Nesopupa vengoensis'' Connolly, 1925: synonym of ''

Afripupa vengoensis ''Afripupa'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nesopupinae of the family Vertiginidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Afripupa Pilsbry & C. M ...

'' (Connolly, 1925) (original combination) * ''Nesopupa ventricosa'' (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of ''Nesopupa mokaensis'' Kennard, 1943 (junior homonym, non Draparnaud, 1801) * ''Nesopupa waterloti'' Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965: synonym of ''Nesopupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881): synonym of '' Insulipupa minutalis'' (Morelet, 1881) (junior synonym)

References

External links

Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). Notes on Polynesian and East Indian Pupidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 52: 431-433

Iredale, T. (1939). A review of the land Mollusca of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 2(1): 1-88, pls 1-5

Boettger, O. (1881). Die Pupa-Arten Oceaniens. Conchologische Mittheilungen. 1 (4): 45-72, pl. 10-12. Cassel (Th. Fischer)

Adams, H. (1867). Descriptions of new species of shells collected by Geoffrey Nevill, Esq., at Mauritius. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 303-307, pl. 19

Iredale T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist. 8(4): 287-333
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