Chondropoma pictum
| Chondropoma pictum | |
|---|---|
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| firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Chondropoma pictum with the operculum out, in captivity | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Pomatiidae |
| Subfamily: | Annulariinae |
| Genus: | Chondropoma |
| Species: | C. pictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondropoma pictum (Pfeiffer, 1839) | |
Chondropoma pictum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.[1]
Distribution
This species lives in Cuba,[2] for example at Bacunayagua.[1]
Ecology
Chondropoma pictum is a ground dwelling, rock dwelling and tree dwelling species.[1]
It has been observed behavior in the field, that Chondropoma pictum disturbed by humans has swung the shell forward as a defense mechanism avoiding attack by predators.[1]
Predators of Chondropoma pictum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1] On some occasions, the Chondropoma pictum emitted a protective foam which enabled them to thwart the attack.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/149879.
- ↑ "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.
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