Galapagos Species Database

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

Naesiotus unifasciatus (Sowerby, 1833)

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
unifasciatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Subgenus: Naesiotus Currently accepted: Naesiotus unifasciatus

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Charles Island (Isla Floreana)

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
  • 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 unifasciatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7474. Accessed 8 June 2026.