Naesiotus

Naesiotus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae.

Species
Species within the genus Naesiotus include:


 * Naesiotus achatellinus (Forbes, 1850)
 * Naesiotus adelphus (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus akamatus (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus albemarlensis (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus alethorhytidus (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus altus (Dall, 1893)
 * Naesiotus amastroides (Ancey, 1887)
 * Naesiotus andivagus Weyrauch, 1956
 * Naesiotus arnaldoi (Lanzieri & Rezende, 1971)
 * Naesiotus bambamarcaensis Weyrauch, 1960
 * Naesiotus beldingi (Cooper, 1892)
 * Naesiotus calchaquinus (Doering, 1879)
 * Naesiotus calvus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus canaliferus (Reibisch, 1893)
 * Naesiotus carlucioi (Rezende & Lanzieri, 1963)
 * Naesiotus catlowiae (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
 * Naesiotus cavagnaroi A. G. Smith, 1972
 * Naesiotus cerrateae Weyrauch, 1967
 * Naesiotus chemnitzioides (Forbes, 1850)
 * Naesiotus christenseni (W. B. Miller & Reeder, 1984)
 * Naesiotus cinerarius (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus cosmicus (Mabille, 1895)
 * Naesiotus crepundius (d'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Naesiotus cutisculptus (Ancey, 1901)
 * Naesiotus deletangi (Parodiz, 1946)
 * Naesiotus dentifer (Mabille, 1895)
 * Naesiotus durangoanus (E. von Martens, 1893)
 * Naesiotus elegantulus Weyrauch, 1956
 * Naesiotus eos (Odhner, 1951)
 * Naesiotus eschariferus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1838)
 * Naesiotus eudioptus (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897)
 * Naesiotus excelsus (Gould, 1853)
 * Naesiotus exornatus Reeve, 1849
 * Naesiotus fernandezae Weyrauch, 1958
 * Naesiotus gabbi (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1872)
 * Naesiotus galapaganus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
 * Naesiotus geophilus Weyrauch, 1967
 * Naesiotus gigantensis (Christensen & W. B. Miller, 1977)
 * Naesiotus gracillimus Weyrauch, 1956
 * Naesiotus haasi Weyrauch, 1956
 * Naesiotus haematospira (Pilsbry, 1900)
 * Naesiotus hannai (Pilsbry, 1927)
 * Naesiotus harribaueri (Jacobson, 1958)
 * Naesiotus jacobi (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus laevapex (Christensen & W. B. Miller, 1977)
 * Naesiotus lopesi (Rezende, Lanzieri & Inada, 1972)
 * Naesiotus lycodus (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus milleri (Hoffman, 1987)
 * Naesiotus montezuma (Dall, 1893)
 * Naesiotus montivagus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Naesiotus munsterii (d'Orbigny, 1837)
 * Naesiotus nigromontanus (Dall, 1897)
 * Naesiotus nuciformis (S.A.A. Petit De La Saussaye, 1853) (synonym: Bulimus nuciformis Petit, 1853)
 * Naesiotus nuculus (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
 * Naesiotus nux (Broderip, 1832)
 * Naesiotus ochsneri (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus oxylabris (Doering, 1879)
 * Naesiotus pachys (Pilsbry, 1897)
 * Naesiotus pallidior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus pallidus (Reibisch, 1893)
 * Naesiotus pazianus (D'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Naesiotus perspectivus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
 * Naesiotus pilsbryi Weyrauch, 1956
 * Naesiotus pollonerae (Ancey, 1897)
 * Naesiotus quitensis (Pfeiffer, 1848) –
 * Naesiotus reibischi (Dall, 1895)
 * Naesiotus rhabdotus (Haas, 1951)
 * Naesiotus rimatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
 * Naesiotus rivasii (d'Orbigny, 1837)
 * Naesiotus rocayanus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Naesiotus rugatinus (Dall, 1917)
 * Naesiotus rugiferus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) (synonym: Bulimus rugiferus Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus rugulosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1838)
 * Naesiotus sculpturatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
 * Naesiotus silvaevagus Weyrauch, 1960
 * Naesiotus spirifer (Gabb, 1868)
 * Naesiotus stenogyroides (Guppy, 1868) – endemic to Dominica
 * Naesiotus subcostatus (Haas, 1948)
 * Naesiotus tanneri (Dall, 1895)
 * Naesiotus tarmensis Weyrauch, 1967
 * Naesiotus trichodes (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Naesiotus turritus Weyrauch, 1967
 * Naesiotus unifasciatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus ustulatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
 * Naesiotus ventrosus (Reibisch, 1893)
 * Naesiotus veseyianus (Dall, 1893)
 * Naesiotus vestalis (Albers, 1854)
 * Naesiotus willinki Breure, 1978
 * Naesiotus wolfi (Reibisch, 1893)
 * Naesiotus xantusi (Binney, 1861)
 * Naesiotus zilchi Weyrauch, 1956


 * Species brought into synonymy:
 * Naesiotus bicolor Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of Bostryx bicolor (Weyrauch, 1967)
 * Naesiotus chrysalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of Protoglyptus chrysalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) (unaccepted combination)
 * Naesiotus eudioptus (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897): synonym of Simpulopsis eudioptus (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897) (superseded combination)
 * Naesiotus latecolumellaris Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of Bostryx latecolumellaris (Weyrauch, 1967) (original combination)
 * * Naesiotus luciae (Pilsbry, 1897) : synonym of Protoglyptus luciae (Pilsbry, 1897)
 * Naesiotus martinicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of Protoglyptus martinicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted combination)
 * Naesiotus mazei (Crosse, 1874): synonym of Protoglyptus mazei (Crosse, 1874) (unaccepted combination)
 * Naesiotus pilosus (Guppy, 1871): synonym of Protoglyptus pilosus (Guppy, 1871) (unaccepted combination)
 * Naesiotus sanctaeluciae (E. A. Smith, 1889): synonym of Protoglyptus sanctaeluciae (E. A. Smith, 1889) (unaccepted combination)

Distribution
Distribution of the genus Naesiotus include Ecuador, Colombia, Dominica (1 species), Peru, ...



Human use
People are sometimes consuming them raw, but consumption of raw snails is not recommended because snails can be vector of number of parasites.