Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Naesiotus rugiferus
Caracol terrestre endémico de Galápagos, Naesiotus land snail
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Suborder
Sigmurethra
Superfamily
Orthalicoidea
Family
Orthalicidae
Genus
Naesiotus
Species
rugiferus
Taxon category: Accepted
Subgenus: Naesiotus Currently accepted: Naesiotus rugiferus
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: James Island (Santiago)
- Breure, A. S. H. Borrero F. J. (2008) An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species Breure A. S. H. & Borrero F. J. (2008). "An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species. Zootaxa 1768: 1-40
- Dall, W.H. (1900) Additions to the Insular land-shell faunas of the pacific coast, especially of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Proceedings of the Acadamy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 88-103.
- Smith, A.G. (1964) Land snails of the Galápagos. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galápagos. Proc. Symposia G.I.S.P., Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley: 240-251.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Naesiotus rugiferus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist?species=7460. Accessed 6 June 2026.