Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Naesiotus elaeodes
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
elaeodes
Taxon category: Accepted
Subgenus: Naesiotus Currently accepted: Naesiotus elaeodes
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Albemarle Island (Isla Isabela)
- 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. W. H. Ochsner (1928) Landshells of the Galápagos Islands Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4º Series, 17 (5): 141-185, pls. 8-9
- 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 elaeodes", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7417. Accessed 3 November 2026.