Xesta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae.[1]
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| Shell of Xesta srijohnabbasae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Limacoidei |
| Superfamily: | Helicarionoidea |
| Family: | Ariophantidae |
| Genus: | Xesta Albers, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Helix citrina Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Species
edit- 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- Xesta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832): synonym of Ariophanta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832) (superseded combination)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 superseded combination)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)
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Xesta Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995752 on 6 June 2021
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- 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: 58–59
- Baker, H. B. (1936). Xesta and Naninia. The Nautilus. 50(1): 30
- Baker, H. B. (1938). Xesta and Trochonanina. The Nautilus. 51(3): 104–105
- Iredale, T. (1941). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Papua. The Australian Zoologist. 10(1): 51–94, pls. 3–4
- Albers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i–xviii, 1–359. Leipzig: Engelman