Cernuella

Cernuella
	Cernuella virgata aestivating on a fence in Provence.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Subfamily:	Helicellinae
Tribe:	Cernuellini
Genus:	Cernuella; Schlüter, 1838
Type species
	Cochlea virgata Da Costa, 1778;
Synonyms
	Cernuella (Cernuella) Schlüter, 1838· accepted, alternate representation; Cernuella (Xeroamanda) Monterosato, 1892· accepted, alternate representation; Cernuella (Xerocincta) Monterosato, 1892· accepted, alternate representation; Xeroampulla Monterosato, 1892; Xerocincta Monterosato, 1892; Xerofusca Monterosato, 1892; Xerolauta Monterosato, 1892; Xerolena Monterosato, 1892; Xerolissa Monterosato, 1892; Xerolutea Monterosato, 1892; Xerotropis Monterosato, 1892; Xerovaria Monterosato, 1892; Xerovera Monterosato, 1892;

Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,^[2] the hairy snails and their allies. ^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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) ^[6]
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

^ Schlüter F. 1838. Kurzgefasstes systematisches Verzeichniss meiner Conchyliensammlung, nebst Andeutung aller bis jetzt von mir bei Halle gefundenen Land- und Flussconchylien. - pp. I-VII [= 1-7], 1-40. Halle. (Gebauer).
^ Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.
^ 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., ISBN 0-85199-319-2.
^ Hogan, C.M. 2007. Volubilis. The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
^ Pace, Carmelo (2007). "Il-Bebbus [The Snails]" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). 4 (31): 191.

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 16th, 2017.

External links

[1] Schlüter F. 1838. Kurzgefasstes systematisches Verzeichniss meiner Conchyliensammlung, nebst Andeutung aller bis jetzt von mir bei Halle gefundenen Land- und Flussconchylien. - pp. I-VII [= 1-7], 1-40. Halle. (Gebauer).

[2] Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.

[WoRMS-3] 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

[4] Barker, G. M. 2004. Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Publishing, 644 pp., ISBN 0-85199-319-2.

[5] Hogan, C.M. 2007. Volubilis. The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.

[6] Pace, Carmelo (2007). "Il-Bebbus [The Snails]" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). 4 (31): 191.

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