Napaeus


Napaeus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.

Distribution

Napaeus is endemic to the Macaronesia ecoregion: Azores and Canary Islands.

Species

There are two recognized subgenera, Napaeus Albers, 1850 and Napaeinus Hesse, 1933.
Species within the genus Napaeus include 18 species on the Tenerife, 17 species on the La Gomera and others. Additionally, 11 new species from the Canary Islands were described in 2011.