Cerion (gastropod)
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Cerion is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Cerionidae, noted for its extreme morphological diversity. The genus is endemic to the Caribbean region.[4][5]
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Drawing of a live individual of Cerion chrysalis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Infraorder: | Helicina |
Superfamily: | Urocoptoidea |
Family: | Cerionidae |
Genus: | Cerion Röding, 1798[2] |
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Cerion has been a model organism in evolutionary biology. The genus has significantly contributed to scientific understanding of evolutionary processes in insular environments, making it a key subject in biogeographical and ecological research.[6][1][7]