Xesta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae.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
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 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Xesta Albers, 1850 (junior synonym) Xesta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832): synonym of Ariophanta belangeri (Deshayes, 1832) (superseded combination) Xesta bistrialis (H. Beck, 1837): synonym of Ariophanta exilis (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted 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 superseded combination) Xesta carinocincta E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of Elaphroconcha carinocincta (E. A. Smith, 1899) (original combination) Xesta cincta "Lea, 1834"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generic combination) Xesta distincta (L. Pfeiffer, 1850): synonym of Hemiplecta distincta (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (superseded combination) Xesta dwipana Gude, 1903: synonym of Durgella pusilla (Martens, 1867) (original combination) Xesta everetti E. A. Smith, 1897: synonym of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)
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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