Naesiotus blombergi (Odhner, 1951:255)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bulimulus blombergi Odhner, 1951; Naesiotus deroyi A.G. Smith, 1972
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1970's (Parent & Coppois, 2009)
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: NRS collection (Breure & Borrero, 2008:11)
USNM 735981 (N. deroyi; n=4 dry specimens; Cambers & Steadman, 1986:99)
USNM 861505 (Chambers & Steadman, 1986:99)
CAS 13730 (N. deroyi; Cambers & Steadman, 1986:99)
MCZ 280009 (N. deroyi; n=4 alcohol-preserved specimens; Cambers & Steadman, 1986:99)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Odhner, N. (1950). Studies on Galápagos bulimulids. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 253-268.
Other references:
Breure, Abraham S. H. (1979). Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulinae (Mollusca). Zoologische Verhandlingen (Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden) 168: 3-200, 3 pls. [automatic download]
Breure, Abraham S. H. and Borrero, Francisco J. (2008). An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species. Zootaxa 1768: 1-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1768.1.1
Chambers, Steven M. and Steadman, David W. (1986). Holocene terrestrial gastropod faunas from Isla Santa Cruz and Isla Floreana, Galápagos: evidence for late Holocene declines. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 21(6): 89-110.
Parent, Christine and Coppois, Guy. (2009). On the Snails’ Trail: Evolution and Speciation Among a Vanishing Tribe, pp. 74-81. In: De Roy, Tui (ed.). Galápagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy. Bateman Ltd.
Richardson, C. L. (1995). Bulimulidae: catalog of species. Tryonia 28: 1-458.
Seddon, M. B. (1996). Bulimulus blombergi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 June 2013.
Smith, Allyn Goodwin. (1972). Three new land snails from Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable Island), Galápagos. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4) 39: 7-24.