Cerion (gastropod)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Helicina |
| Superfamily: | Urocoptoidea |
| Family: | Cerionidae |
| Genus: | Cerion Röding, 1798[2] |
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Cerion is a
gastropods in the family Cerionidae, noted for its extreme morphological diversity. The genus is endemic to the Caribbean region.[4][5]
Cerion has been a
Distribution
These snails are
Ecology
Cerionid species inhabit nearshore terrestrial vegetation, usually within a few hundred meters of the shore but occasionally further inland, up to a kilometer away in areas influenced by salt spray. These snails thrive in dense but patchy populations, often numbering over ten thousand individuals. They are more visible in open vegetation and less so in leaf litter. The populations are generally uniform in shell size and morphology, with greater uniformity observed in more isolated populations.[5][9]
Morphological Diversity
Cerion is one of the most
genera among land snails. Members of this genus exhibit exceptional morphological diversity, contributing to nearly 500 species recognized. This diversity is primarily manifested in shell form, ranging from spherical to elongated shapes. [1]
Within
Taxonomy
First described by
In a notable revision by
Cerion has been subject to
superfamily Urocoptoidea, which also includes the North American and circum-Caribbean Urocoptidae.[7]
Evolution
Research has explored the relationships between morphological variations and genetic differences, the dynamics of hybrid zones, and the persistence of hybrids over time. Studies have shown that morphological variations are stable over time, suggesting a strong genetic component influenced by limited gene flow between populations. [4][6]
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The fossil range of Cerion is possibly from the
Quaternary period, reveal patterns and trends that provide insights into these evolutionary processes.[6]
Species
Species within the genus Cerion include:
- Cerion acuticostatum Sánchez Roig, 1948[11]
- Cerion aguayoi Torre & Clench, 1932[11]
- Cerion alberti Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion alleni Torre, 1929[11]
- Cerion anodonta[citation needed]
- Cerion arangoi (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896)[11]
- Cerion banesense Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion barroi Aguayo & Jaume, 1957[11]
- Cerion basistriatum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895[11]
- Cerion bioscai Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion blanesi Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion cabocruzense Pilsbry & Torre, 1943[11]
- Cerion capraia[citation needed]
- Cerion caroli Aguayo & Torre, 1951[11]
- Cerion casablancae Bartsch, 1920
- Cerion catherwoodianum Wurtz, 1950[11]
- Cerion ceiba Clench, 1948[11]
- Cerion chaparra Aguayo & Sánchez Roig, 1953[11]
- Cerion chaplini Wurtz, 1950[11]
- Cerion chrysalis(Ferussac in Beck, 1837)
- Cerion chrysaloides[citation needed]
- Cerion circumscriptum Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion cisneroi Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion cobarrubia Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion columbiana[citation needed]
- Cerion columbinus Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion coutini Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion crassilabris[citation needed]
- Cerion crassiusculum Torre in Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1899[11]
- Cerion cyclostomum (Küster, 1841)[11]
- Cerion dimidiatum (Pfeiffer, 1847)[11]
- Cerion disforme Clench & Aguayo, 1946[11]
- Cerion dorotheae Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion ebriolum Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion evolva[citation needed]
- Cerion fasciata[citation needed]
- Cerion feltoni Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion floridanum[citation needed]
- Cerion geophilum Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion glans (Küster, 1844)
- Cerion grilloensis Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion grisea[citation needed]
- Cerion gundlachi (Pfeiffer, 1852)[11]
- Cerion herrerai Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion hessei Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion humberti Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion hyperlissum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896[11]
- Cerion incanum (A. Binney, 1851)
- Cerion incrassatum (Sowerby, 1876)[11]
- Cerion infandulum Aguayo & Torre, 1951[11]
- Cerion infandum (Shuttleworth in Poey, 1858)[11]
- Cerion iostomum (Pfeiffer, 1854)[11]
- Cerion johnsoni Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895[11]
- Cerion josephi Clench & Aguayo, 1949[11]
- Cerion kusteri (Pfeiffer, 1854)[11]
- Cerion laureani Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion longidens Pilsbry, 1902[11]
- Cerion macrodon Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion magister Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896[11]
- Cerion manatiense Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion marielinum Torre in Pilsbry, 1927[11]
- Cerion maritimum (Pfeiffer, 1839)[11]
- Cerion microdon Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896[11]
- Cerion microstonum (Pfeiffer, 1854)[11]
- Cerion miramarae Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion multicostum (Küster, 1845)[11]
- Cerion mumia (Bruguière, 1792)[11]
- Cerion mumiola (Pfeiffer, 1839)[11]
- Cerion nanus (Maynard, 1889)[12]
- Cerion nipense Aguayo, 1953[11]
- Cerion obesum[citation needed]
- Cerion orientale Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion palmeri Sánchez Roig, 1948[11]
- Cerion pandionis Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion paredonis Pilsbry, 1902[11]
- Cerion pastelilloensis Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion paucicostatum Torre, 1929[11]
- Cerion paucisculptum Clench & Aguayo, 1952[11]
- Cerion peracutum Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion persuasa[citation needed]
- Cerion pilsbryi[citation needed]
- Cerion pinerium Dall, 1895[11]
- Cerion politum (Maynard, 1896)[11]
- Cerion prestoni Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion pretiosus Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion pseudocyclostomum Aguayo & Sánchez Roig, 1953[11]
- Cerion pupilla[citation needed]
- Cerion ramsdeni Torre in Welch, 1934[11]
- Cerion regina[citation needed]
- Cerion regula[citation needed]
- Cerion restricta[citation needed]
- Cerion ricardi Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion rodrigoi Gould, 1997
- Cerion saccharimeta[citation needed]
- Cerion saetiae Sánchez Roig, 1948[11]
- Cerion sagraianum (Pfeiffer, 1847)[11]
- Cerion sainthilarius Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion sallei[citation needed]
- Cerion salvatori Torre in Pilsbry, 1927[11]
- Cerion sanctacruzense Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion sanctamariae Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion sanzi Blanes in Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898[11]
- Cerion scalarinum (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1860)[11]
- Cerion scopulorum Aguayo & Jaume, 1951[11]
- Cerion sculptum (Poey, 1858)[11]
- Cerion sisal Clench & Aguayo, 1952[11]
- Cerion striatellum[citation needed]
- Cerion stupida[citation needed]
- Cerion tanamensis Sánchez Roig, 1951[11]
- Cerion tenuilabre (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1870)[11]
- Cerion torrei Blanes in Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898[11]
- Cerion tridentatun Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895[11]
- Cerion uva (Linnaeus, 1758)[13]
- Cerion vaccinum[citation needed]
- Cerion vanattai Clench & Aguayo, 1951[11]
- Cerion venustum (Poey, 1858)[11]
- Cerion viaregis Bartsch, 1920
- Cerion victor Torre, 1929[11]
- Cerion vulneratum (Küster, 1855)[11]
- Cerion watlingense Dall, 1907
- Cerion yumaensis[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cerion: a web-based resource for Cerion research and identification". accessed 5 April 2011.
- ^ Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens conchylia sive testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. pp. [1-3], [1-8], 1-199. Hamburg. page 90.
- ^ a b "Cerion Röding, 1798". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ PMID 26378443.
- ^ ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ ISSN 0031-0182.
- ^ ISSN 0260-1230.
- ^ ISSN 2079-0139.
- ^ Baker F. C. (1903). Shells of land and water; a familiar introduction to the study of the mollusks. Chicago, A.W. Mumford, page 48.
- ^ hdl:2246/579.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Cerion". Smithsonian Institution, accessed 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerion uva (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
External links
- Delimitation and phylogenetics of the diverse land-snail family Urocoptidae (gastropoda: Pulmonata) based on 28S rRNA sequence data: a reunion with cerion.
- http://invertebrates.si.edu/Cerion/species_list.cfm
- Yesha Shrestha, Herman H. Wirshing, M. G. Harasewych : The Genus Cerion (Gastropoda: Cerionidae) in the Florida Keys; PLOS|ONE September 17, 2015