# 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.