Cerion nanus
| Cerion nanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Urocoptoidea |
| Family: | Cerionidae |
| Genus: | Cerion |
| Species: | C. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerion nanus Maynard, 1889[2] | |
Cerion nanus is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Cerionidae, which are sometimes known as the peanut snails.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ↑ Hounsome M. (1996). Cerion nanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ↑ "The Rarest Snail in the World". American Scientist. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
Further reading
- Hounsome M. V. & Askew R. R. (1980). "Cerion nanus (Maynard) (Mollusca: Cerionidae) on Little Cayman" (PDF). Atoll Research Bulletin 241: 91–96. doi:10.5479/si.00775630.241-9.91. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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