Xesta Albers 1850

Xesta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. ^[1]

Species

• 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 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 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 kalaoensis E. A. Smith, 1896
• Xesta langemaki Leschke, 1912
• Xesta padasensis E. A. Smith, 1895
• Xesta strubelli O. Boettger, 1891
• Xesta thisbe E. A. Smith, 1895

Species brought into synonymy

• Xesta (Corneoxesta) Iredale, 1941: synonym of Xesta Albers, 1850 (junior synonym)
• 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 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 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 notabilis B. Rensch, 1930: synonym of Asperitas notabilis (Rensch, 1930) (original 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 trochus (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Asperitas trochus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded combination)

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