Cerion uva
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Cerionidae - Cerion uva.JPG
| image_caption = Shells of Cerion uva
| taxon = Cerion uva
| authority = (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.
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File:Cerion uva peanut snails Curacao.jpg
Cerion uva is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerionidae, the peanut snails.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866452 WoRMS]
Description
Shells of Cerion uva can reach a length of 24 mm. This species shows extensive, geographical variations in whorl size.Stephen Jay Gould [https://books.google.com/books?id=6LMrAwAAQBAJ&q=cerion_uva_length&pg=PA1048 The Structure of Evolutionary Theory] 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.Geerat J. Vermeij [https://books.google.com/books?id=kY0cf2CrTCEC&q=cerion_uva_length&pg=PA33 A Natural History of Shells]Henry A. Pilsbry and E. G. Vanatta [https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4062203.pdf Catalogue of the Species of Cerion, with Descriptions of New Forms] Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 48P.Wagenaar Hummelinck [http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/548080 About the malacological subdivision of Curaçao; a review]
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.{{Cite journal|last=Harasewych|first=M. G.|date=2015-02-01|title=Systematics and phylogeography of Cerion sensu stricto (Pulmonata: Cerionidae) from Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire|journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies|language=en|volume=81|issue=1|pages=66–84|doi=10.1093/mollus/eyu062|issn=0260-1230|doi-access=free}}
Infraspecific taxa and type localities
In 2014, the constituent forms of Cerion uva were reviewed, and included:
- 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.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Category:Gastropods of the Dutch Caribbean
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