Galapagos Species Database

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

Naesiotus wolfi (Reibisch, 1893)

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
wolfi

Taxon category: Accepted

Previously: Subgenus: Naesiotus; Syn.: Bulimulus cymatias fide G. Coppois Current status: genus Naesiotus

Origin: Endemic

Status

Critically endangered

Distribution

Distribution: Indefatigable Island (Santa Cruz)

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 wolfi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7481. Accessed 4 June 2026.