Alcadia hispida

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Alcadia hispida
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A. hispida
Binomial name
Alcadia hispida
(Pfeiffer, 1839)

Alcadia hispida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. [1] [2]

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Distribution

This species lives in Cuba. [1]

Ecology

Alcadia hispida is a ground dwelling species. [2]

Predators of Alcadia hispida include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 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.