Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Naesiotus akamatus (Dall, 1917)

Caracol terrestre endémico de Galápagos, Naesiotus land snail

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Gastropoda

Order
Stylommatophora

Suborder
Sigmurethra

Superfamily
Orthalicoidea

Family
Orthalicidae

Genus
Naesiotus

Species
akamatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Previously: Bulimulus akamatus Currently accepted: Naesiotus akamatus

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz (Dall, 1917).

References

  • Dall, W. H. (1917) Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905-1906. XI: Preliminary descriptions of new species of Pulmonata of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series. 2 (1/11): 375-382
  • 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 akamatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7398. Accessed 9 June 2026.