Cerion uva
Shells of Cerion uva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerionidae
Genus: Cerion
Species:
C. uva
Binomial name
Cerion uva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Turbo uva Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pupa uva (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamarck, 1801
  • Helix uva (Linnaeus, 1758) Ferussac, 1821
  • Cochlodon uva (Linnaeus, 1758) Sowerby, 1825
  • Clausilia uva (Linnaeus, 1758) Anton, 1839
  • Strophia uva (Linnaeus, 1758) Albers, 1850
  • Pupa striata Schumacher, 1817, nom. superfl.
Cerion uva shells, Shete Boka National Park, Curacao

Cerion uva is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerionidae, the peanut snails.[1]

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, Curaçao and Bonaire; many populations are quite different in terms of morphology and represent the diverse makeup of infraspecific taxa.[6]

Snail Cerion uva on tree trunk in the Arikok National Park in Aruba

Infraspecific taxa and type localities

In 2014, the constituent forms of Cerion uva were reviewed, and included:[6]

  • Cerion uva uva (Linnaeus, 1758) – Type locality: Schaarlo, Willemstad [1285.11′ N, 68854.21′ W]
    • = C. uva arubanum Baker, 1924 – Type locality: Baranca Alto [12828.50′ N, 69857.77′ W]
    • = C. uva desculptum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896 – Type Locality: Curaçao
    • = C. uva uva f. hatoensis Baker, 1924 – Type locality: Eastern escarpment of Seroe Spelonk, near Landhuis Hato [12810.71′ N, 68857.92′ W]
  • Cerion uva 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 Baker, 1924 – Type locality: Edge of coastal cliffs near Plaja Djermimi [12821.24′ N, 6989.83′ 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

: Denotes that this name was published as an infrasubspecific name intended to distinguish populations within subspecies, thus being an unavailable name according to the ICZN.

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS
  2. 1 2 Geerat J. Vermeij A Natural History of Shells
  3. ↑ Stephen Jay Gould The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ P.Wagenaar Hummelinck About the malacological subdivision of Curaçao; a review
  6. 1 2 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.


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