Cerion hessei is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the family Cerionidae[1] endemic to coastal areas near Balcón de Damas in Guardalavaca beach area. Individuals from the type locality showed great variation in size, some individuals being among the smallest recorded in the genus. They are found only among coastal dwarf sea grape trees and in dry foliage in dunes. Some other nearby keys also possess dwarf Cerion species, however the reason is yet unknown.[2]
| Cerion hessei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Cerionidae |
| Genus: | Cerion |
| Species: | C. hessei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerion hessei Clench & Aguayo, 1949
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References
edit- ^ "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Cerion hessei". www.bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ González-Guillén, Adrián; Fernández-Velázquez, Alejandro; Lajonchere-Ponce de León, Luis A.; Berschauer, David P. (February 2017). "Narrow-range taxa of Cerion (Mollusca: Cerionidae)in the northeastern province of Cuba". The Festivus. 49: 3–17 – via ResearchGate