Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Naesiotus planospira
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
planospira
Taxon category: Accepted
Subgenus: Naesiotus; Syn.: Bulimulus eschariferus Reeve (text not fig), Bulimulus rugulosus planospira Ancey, Bulimulus rugulosus Reeve fide Dall 1896 Currently accepted: Naesiotus planospira
Origin: Endemic
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Naesiotus planospira", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7455. Accessed 5 June 2026.