Cernuella
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Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,[1] the hairy snails and their allies.[2]
The native range of the genus is primarily Mediterranean.
Some species such as Cernuella virgata have become significant invasive species, agricultural pests, in parts of Australia.[3]
This same species of the genus has been recovered in archaeological excavations from the Roman Empire occupation of Volubilis, an ancient habitation site in present-day Morocco.[4]
Cernuella snails create and use love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Cernuella include:
- Cernuella aginnica (Locard, 1882)
- Cernuella amanda (Rossmässler, 1838)
- Cernuella aradasii (Pirajno, 1842)
- Cernuella caruanae (Kobelt, 1888) [5]
- Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)
- Cernuella hydruntina (Kobelt, 1883)
- Cernuella jonica (Mousson, 1854)
- Cernuella lampedusae (Kobelt, 1890)
- Cernuella neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805)
- † Cernuella palaeocastrensis (De Stefani in De Stefani et al., 1891)
- Cernuella rugosa (Lamarck, 1822)
- Cernuella selmaniana Brandt, 1959
- Cernuella tineana (Benoit, 1862)
- Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778)
- Synonyms
- Cernuella dobrogica Grossu, 1983: synonym of Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837) (junior synonym)
- Cernuella metabola (Westerlund, 1889): synonym of Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
- Cernuella zilchi Brandt, 1959: synonym of Alteniella zilchi (Brandt, 1959) (original
References
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- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cernuella Schlüter, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426368 on 2020-08-04
- ↑ Barker, G. M. 2004. Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Publishing, 644 pp., Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Hogan, C.M. 2007. Volubilis. The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
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- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo, Terza Serie. 3 (2): 1-34. Palermo.
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
External links
- Schlüter, F. (1838). Kurzgefasstes systematisches Verzeichniss meiner Conchyliensammlung nebst Andeutung aller bis jetzt von mir bei Halle gefundenen Land- und Flussconchylien. Gebauersche Buchdruckerei, Halle. vii + 40 pp
- Gude, G. K. & Woodward, B. B. (1921). On Helicella, Férussac. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 14 (5/6): 174-190. London