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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.

Description

Shells of Cerion uva can reach a length of 24 mm. This species shows extensive, geographical variations in whorl size. 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.

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.

Infraspecific taxa and type localities

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

  • Cerion uva uva <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> – Type locality: Schaarlo, Willemstad [1285.11′ N, 68854.21′ W]
  • = C. uva arubanum <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Baranca Alto [12828.50′ N, 69857.77′ W]
  • = C. uva desculptum <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896</small> – Type Locality: Curaçao
  • = C. uva uva f. hatoensis <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Eastern escarpment of Seroe Spelonk, near Landhuis Hato [12810.71′ N, 68857.92′ W]
  • Cerion uva diablensis <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Top of Ronde Klip [1288.98′ N, 68852.02′ W]
  • Cerion uva knipensis <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Valley area between Seroes Palomba and Baha
  • = C. uva knipensis f. djerimensis <sup>¶</sup> <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Edge of coastal cliffs near Plaja Djermimi [12821.24′ N, 6989.83′ W]
  • Cerion uva bonairensis <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: Porta Span˜o [12814.06′ N, 68816.68′ W]
  • = C. uva bonairensis f. kralendijki <sup>¶</sup> <small>Baker, 1924</small> – Type locality: South of Kralendijk [1288.08′ N, 68816.68′ W], beside a highway on the western shore of Bonaire

<sup>¶</sup> <small>: 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.</small>

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