# Xesta

Xesta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae.

## Species

* Xesta aulica (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* Xesta citrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Xesta comorensis (Morelet, 1881)
* Xesta complicata Iredale, 1941
* Xesta cornecerea Iredale, 1941
* Xesta dimidiata E. A. Smith, 1896
* Xesta dinawa Iredale, 1941
* Xesta fraudulenta (E. A. Smith, 1887)
* Xesta injecta Iredale, 1941
* Xesta janetabbasae Thach, 2021
* Xesta kaledupana Möllendorff, 1902
* Xesta luctuosa
* Xesta obiana Möllendorff, 1902
* Xesta oldhamiana Iredale, 1941
* Xesta perfragilis Möllendorff, 1902
* Xesta rufostrigata Fulton, 1921
* Xesta srijohnabbasae Thach, 2020
* Xesta steursi (Shuttleworth, 1852)
* Xesta szekeresi Thach, 2023
* Xesta taibaishanensis J. Lin, W.-C. Zhou & D.-N. Chen, 2007
* Xesta tomiana Möllendorff, 1902
* Xesta tritoniensis (Le Guillou, 1842)

### Taxa inquirenda

* Xesta ahlburgi Leschke, 1914
* Xesta baramensis Kobelt, 1897
* Xesta fulvizona (E. von Martens, 1867)
* Xesta kalaoensis E. A. Smith, 1896
* Xesta langemaki Leschke, 1912
* Xesta nitida (Möllendorff, 1896)
* Xesta padasensis E. A. Smith, 1895
* Xesta semipartita (Deshayes, 1850)
* Xesta strubelli O. Boettger, 1891
* Xesta sulcatula Sykes, 1903
* Xesta thisbe E. A. Smith, 1895
* Xesta unilineata Dautzenberg, 1894

### Species brought into synonymy

* Xesta (Corneoxesta) Iredale, 1941: synonym of Xesta Albers, 1850 (junior synonym)
* Xesta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832): synonym of Ariophanta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832) (superseded combination)
* Xesta bistrialis (H. Beck, 1837): synonym of Ariophanta exilis (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
* Xesta carinocincta E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of Elaphroconcha carinocincta (E. A. Smith, 1899) (original combination)
* Xesta cincta "Lea, 1834" sensu P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1898: synonym of Naninia steursi (Shuttleworth, 1852): synonym of Xesta steursi (Shuttleworth, 1852) (based on unavailable original name)
* Xesta cumingi (L. Pfeiffer, 1849): synonym of Helicarion cumingii (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) (unaccepted generic combination)
* Xesta distincta (L. Pfeiffer, 1850): synonym of Hemiplecta distincta (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (superseded combination)
* Xesta dwipana Gude, 1903: synonym of Durgella pusilla (Martens, 1867) (original combination)
* Xesta everetti E. A. Smith, 1897: synonym of Asperitas everetti (E. A. Smith, 1897) (original combination)
* Xesta ligulata (Férussac, 1821): synonym of Cryptozona ligulata (A. Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination)
* Xesta maderaspatana (J. E. Gray, 1834): synonym of Ariophanta maderaspatana (J. E. Gray, 1834) (superseded combination)
* Xesta malaouyi de Morgan, 1885: synonym of Hemiplecta malaouyi (de Morgan, 1885) (original combination)
* Xesta melanoraphe E. A. Smith, 1897: synonym of Asperitas trochus melanoraphe (E. A. Smith, 1897) (original combination)
* Xesta mindanaensis C. Semper, 1870: synonym of Hemiplecta mindanaensis (C. Semper, 1870) (original combination)
* Xesta nobilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1850): synonym of Hemiplecta nobilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
* Xesta notabilis B. Rensch, 1930: synonym of Asperitas notabilis (Rensch, 1930) (original combination)
* Xesta obliquata (Reeve, 1852): synonym of Hemiplecta obliquata (Reeve, 1852) (superseded combination)
* Xesta piperata Fulton, 1901: synonym of Kalidos piperatus (Fulton, 1901) (original combination)
* Xesta polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1897: synonym of Asperitas trochus polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1897) (original combination)
* Xesta renitens (Morelet, 1861): synonym of Macrochlamys renitens (Morelet, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
* Xesta rookmaakeri B. Rensch, 1930: synonym of Asperitas rookmaakeri (B. Rensch, 1930) (original combination)
* Xesta rugosissima (Möllendorff, 1903): synonym of Asperitas trochus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
* Xesta selayarensis E. A. Smith, 1896: synonym of Asperitas trochus selayarensis (E. A. Smith, 1896) (original combination)
* Xesta subpolita E. A. Smith, 1897: synonym of Asperitas bimaensis subpolita (E. A. Smith, 1897) (original combination)
* Xesta themis E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Everettia themis (E. A. Smith, 1895) (original combination)
* Xesta tranquebarica (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of Ariophanta semirugata (H. Beck, 1837) (superseded combination)
* Xesta trochus (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Asperitas trochus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded combination)