Xesta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae.
Species
- Xesta aulica <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)</small>
- Xesta citrina <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Xesta comorensis <small>(Morelet, 1881)</small>
- Xesta complicata <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Xesta cornecerea <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Xesta dimidiata <small>E. A. Smith, 1896</small>
- Xesta dinawa <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Xesta fraudulenta <small>(E. A. Smith, 1887)</small>
- Xesta injecta <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Xesta janetabbasae <small>Thach, 2021</small>
- Xesta kaledupana <small>Möllendorff, 1902</small>
- Xesta luctuosa
- Xesta obiana <small>Möllendorff, 1902</small>
- Xesta oldhamiana <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Xesta perfragilis <small>Möllendorff, 1902</small>
- Xesta rufostrigata <small>Fulton, 1921</small>
- Xesta srijohnabbasae <small>Thach, 2020</small>
- Xesta steursi <small>(Shuttleworth, 1852)</small>
- Xesta szekeresi <small>Thach, 2023</small>
- Xesta taibaishanensis <small>J. Lin, W.-C. Zhou & D.-N. Chen, 2007</small>
- Xesta tomiana <small>Möllendorff, 1902</small>
- Xesta tritoniensis <small>(Le Guillou, 1842)</small>
Taxa inquirenda:
- Xesta ahlburgi <small>Leschke, 1914</small>
- Xesta baramensis <small>Kobelt, 1897</small>
- Xesta fulvizona <small>(E. von Martens, 1867)</small>
- Xesta kalaoensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1896</small>
- Xesta langemaki <small>Leschke, 1912</small>
- Xesta nitida <small>(Möllendorff, 1896)</small>
- Xesta padasensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1895</small>
- Xesta semipartita <small>(Deshayes, 1850)</small>
- Xesta strubelli <small>O. Boettger, 1891</small>
- Xesta sulcatula <small>Sykes, 1903</small>
- Xesta thisbe <small>E. A. Smith, 1895</small>
- Xesta unilineata <small>Dautzenberg, 1894</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Xesta (Corneoxesta) <small>Iredale, 1941</small>: synonym of Xesta <small>Albers, 1850</small> (junior synonym)
- Xesta belangeri <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>: synonym of Ariophanta belangeri <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta bistrialis <small>(H. Beck, 1837)</small>: synonym of Ariophanta exilis <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small> (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Xesta carinocincta <small>E. A. Smith, 1899</small>: synonym of Elaphroconcha carinocincta <small>(E. A. Smith, 1899)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta cincta <small>"Lea, 1834" sensu P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1898</small>: synonym of Naninia steursi <small>(Shuttleworth, 1852)</small>: synonym of Xesta steursi <small>(Shuttleworth, 1852)</small> (based on unavailable original name)
- Xesta cumingi <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1849)</small>: synonym of Helicarion cumingii <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1849)</small> (unaccepted generic combination)
- Xesta distincta <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1850)</small>: synonym of Hemiplecta distincta <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1850)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta dwipana <small>Gude, 1903</small>: synonym of Durgella pusilla <small>(Martens, 1867)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta everetti <small>E. A. Smith, 1897</small>: synonym of Asperitas everetti <small>(E. A. Smith, 1897)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta ligulata <small>(Férussac, 1821)</small>: synonym of Cryptozona ligulata <small>(A. Férussac, 1821)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta maderaspatana <small>(J. E. Gray, 1834)</small>: synonym of Ariophanta maderaspatana <small>(J. E. Gray, 1834)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta malaouyi <small>de Morgan, 1885</small>: synonym of Hemiplecta malaouyi <small>(de Morgan, 1885)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta melanoraphe <small>E. A. Smith, 1897</small>: synonym of Asperitas trochus melanoraphe <small>(E. A. Smith, 1897)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta mindanaensis <small>C. Semper, 1870</small>: synonym of Hemiplecta mindanaensis <small>(C. Semper, 1870)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta nobilis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1850)</small>: synonym of Hemiplecta nobilis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1850)</small> (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Xesta notabilis <small>B. Rensch, 1930</small>: synonym of Asperitas notabilis <small>(Rensch, 1930)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta obliquata <small>(Reeve, 1852</small>): synonym of Hemiplecta obliquata <small>(Reeve, 1852)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta piperata <small>Fulton, 1901</small>: synonym of Kalidos piperatus <small>(Fulton, 1901)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta polymorpha <small>E. A. Smith, 1897</small>: synonym of Asperitas trochus polymorpha <small>(E. A. Smith, 1897)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta renitens <small>(Morelet, 1861)</small>: synonym of Macrochlamys renitens <small>(Morelet, 1861)</small> (unaccepted combination)
- Xesta rookmaakeri <small>B. Rensch, 1930</small>: synonym of Asperitas rookmaakeri <small>(B. Rensch, 1930)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta rugosissima <small>(Möllendorff, 1903)</small>: synonym of Asperitas trochus <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small> (junior synonym)
- Xesta selayarensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1896</small>: synonym of Asperitas trochus selayarensis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1896)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta subpolita <small>E. A. Smith, 1897</small>: synonym of Asperitas bimaensis subpolita <small>(E. A. Smith, 1897)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta themis <small>E. A. Smith, 1895</small>: synonym of Everettia themis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1895)</small> (original combination)
- Xesta tranquebarica <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1847)</small>: synonym of Ariophanta semirugata <small>(H. Beck, 1837)</small> (superseded combination)
- Xesta trochus <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>: synonym of Asperitas trochus <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small> (superseded combination)
References
External links
- Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 pp.
- Gray, J. E. (1834). [Several shells, which ⦠referred to a genus to be separated from Helix under the name of Nanina.]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1834) 2: 58âÂÂ59
- Baker, H. B. (1936). Xesta and Naninia. The Nautilus. 50(1): 30
- Baker, H. B. (1938). Xesta and Trochonanina. The Nautilus. 51(3): 104âÂÂ105
- Iredale, T. (1941). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Papua. The Australian Zoologist. 10(1): 51âÂÂ94, pls. 3âÂÂ4
- Albers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. iâÂÂxviii, 1âÂÂ359. Leipzig: Engelman