Chondropoma pictum

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Chondropoma pictum
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firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Chondropoma pictum with the operculum out, in captivity
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Annulariidae
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]

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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. 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 .
  2. ↑ "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.
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