Naesiotus pilsbryi explained

Naesiotus pilsbryi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. [1]

The 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.[2] This species is known from the type locality only and may be range-restricted.[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [2]

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naesiotus pilsbryi Weyrauch, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451739 on 2021-02-18
  2. Breure A. S. H. & Mogollón Avila V. (2010). "Well-known and little-known: miscellaneous notes on Peruvian Orthalicidae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Zoologische Mededelingen 84. HTM .