Cerion saetiae

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Cerion saetiae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Cerionidae
Genus: Cerion
Species:
C. saetiae
Binomial name
Cerion saetiae
Sanchez Roig, 1948

Cerion saetiae is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the family Cerionidae [1] endemic to coastal areas on Saetia Key, Cuba. The type locality harbours few specimens, yet new locality records have found more remains despite a concerning decline in live individuals. This species is found in coastal sea-grape and sand-vegetation habitats on Playita de Fidel, Playa del Cristo and Baracutey Beach. [2]

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References

  1. "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Cerion saetiae". www.bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. González-Guillén, Adrián; Fernández Velázquez, Alejandro; A Lajonchere-Ponce De León, Luis; Berschauer, David (February 2017). "Narrow-range taxa of Cerion (Mollusca: Cerionidae) in the northeastern province of Cuba". The Festivus. 49: 3–17 via ResearchGate.