Rhytidopoma immersum

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Rhytidopoma immersum
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A live individual of Rhytidopoma immersum has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity.
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Subfamily: Annulariinae
Tribe: Rhytidopomatini
Genus: Rhytidopoma
Species:
R. immersum
Binomial name
Rhytidopoma immersum
(Gundlach, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Cyclostoma immersum Gundlach, 1857
  • Torrella immersa (Gundlach, 1857)

Rhytidopoma immersum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Distribution

This species lives in Cuba, [5] for example at Pan de Matanzas. [1]

Ecology

Larva of Alecton discoidalis feeding on Rhytidopoma immersum in nature. Alecton discoidalis and Torrella inmersa.png
Larva of Alecton discoidalis feeding on Rhytidopoma immersum in nature.

This snail is usually a rock-dwelling species. [1]

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

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Rhytidopoma immersum: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS Taxon Details Rhytidopoma immersum" . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ↑ "GBIF, Rhytidopoma immersum" . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Rhytidopoma immersum (Gundlach, 1857)" . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.


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