Rhytidopoma coronatum

Rhytidopoma coronatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Pomatiidae
Subfamily: Annulariinae
Tribe: Rhytidopomatini
Genus: Rhytidopoma
Species: R. coronatum
Binomial name
Rhytidopoma coronatum
(Poey in Pfeiffer, 1856)
Synonyms

Rhytidiopoma coronatum[1] [orth. error]

Rhytidopoma coronatum 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 Escaleras de Jaruco.[1]

Ecology

Rhytidopoma coronatum is a rock dwelling species.[1]

Predators of Rhytidopoma coronatum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.


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