Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Naesiotus akamatus
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
akamatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Previously: Bulimulus akamatus Currently accepted: Naesiotus akamatus
Origin: Endemic
- 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.