Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Orthalicidae Scientific name Naesiotus pilsbryi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Orthalicoidea Genus Naesiotus Rank Species | |
Naesiotus pilsbryi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.
Specific name pilsbryi is in honor of American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry.
Distribution
The type locality is Chagual, 07°50’S 077°38’W, 1275 m, La Libertad Region, Peru. This species is known from the type locality only and may be range-restricted.
References
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