Cerion
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Cerion is a genus of medium-sized land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Cerionidae, sometimes known as the peanut snails. It is a highly diverse genus with more than 600 described species, endemic to Caribbean region.
The fossil record of Cerion extends to the early Miocene of Florida and possibly to the Upper Cretaceous of Montana, although records older than of Pleistocene age are very rare[1].
Some of the species include:
- Cerion anodonta
- Cerion barroi
- Cerion capraia
- Cerion casablancae
- Cerion chrysaloides
- Cerion columbiana
- Cerion crassilabris
- Cerion evolva
- Cerion fasciata
- Cerion floridanum
- Cerion grisea
- Cerion incanum
- Cerion nanus
- Cerion obesum
- Cerion persuasa
- Cerion pilsbryi
- Cerion pupilla
- Cerion regina
- Cerion regula
- Cerion restricta
- Cerion saccharimeta
- Cerion sallei
- Cerion striatellum
- Cerion stupida
- Cerion vaccinum
- Cerion uva
- Cerion yumaensis
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