Galapagos Species Database

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

Naesiotus alethorhytidus (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
alethorhytidus

Taxon category: Accepted

Previosly Subgenus: Naesiotus Currently: Naesiotus alethorhytidus

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

References

  • 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
  • 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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