Cerion uva
Cerion uva is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerionidae, the peanut snails.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | C. uva |
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| Cerion uva (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Description
Shells of Cerion uva can reach a length of 24 mm.[2] This species shows extensive, geographical variations in whorl size.[3] The shape of the shell of this species changes very much as they grow. In adults, the shells are beehive-shaped, and have an expanded labrum.[2][4][5]
Distribution
This species is endemic to the islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire- many populations are quite different in terms of morphology and represent diverse makeup of infraspecific taxa.[6]
Infraspecific Taxa
In 2014, the constituent forms of Cerion uva were reviewed, and included:[6]
- Cerion uva uva Linnaeus, 1758
- C. uva uva f. hatoensis Baker 1924
- C. uva uva f. diablensis Baker 1924
- Cerion uva desculptum Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1896
- Cerion uva knipensis Baker 1924
- C. uva knipensis f. djerimensis† Baker 1924
- Cerion uva arubanum Baker 1924
- Cerion uva bonairensis Baker 1924
- C. uva bonairensis f. kralendijki† Baker 1924
† : Denotes that this name was created to distinguish populations between subspecies, thus being an unavailable name according to the ICZN.
Type Localities of Infraspecific Taxa
Cerion uva desculptum Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1896: Type Locality- Curacao
Cerion uva uva Linnaeus, 1758: Type locality- Type locality- Schaarlo, Willemstad [1285.11′ N, 68854.21′ W]
C. uva uva f. hatoensis Baker 1924: Type locality- Eastern escarpment of Seroe Spelonk, near Landhuis Hato [12810.71′ N, 68857.92′ W]
C. uva uva f. diablensis Baker 1924: Type locality- Top of Ronde Klip [1288.98′ N, 68852.02′ W]
Cerion uva knipensis Baker 1924: Type locality- Valley area between Seroes Palomba and Baha
C. uva knipensis f. djerimensis†: Type locality- Edge of coastal cliffs near Plaja Djermimi [12821.24′ N, 6989.83′ W]
Cerion uva arubanum Baker 1924: Type locality- Baranca Alto [12828.50′ N, 69857.77′ W]
Cerion uva bonairensis Baker 1924: Type locality- Porta Span˜o [12814.06′ N, 68816.68′ W]
C. uva bonairensis f. kralendijki† Baker 1924: Type locality- South of Kralendijk [1288.08′ N, 68816.68′ W], beside a highway on the western shore of Bonaire.
References
- WoRMS
- Geerat J. Vermeij A Natural History of Shells
- Stephen Jay Gould The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
- Henry A. Pilsbry and E. G. Vanatta Catalogue of the Species of Cerion, with Descriptions of New Forms Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 48
- P.Wagenaar Hummelinck About the malacological subdivision of Curaçao; a review
- Harasewych, M. G. (2015-02-01). "Systematics and phylogeography of Cerion sensu stricto (Pulmonata: Cerionidae) from Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 66–84. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu062. ISSN 0260-1230.