Chondropoma pictum

Chondropoma pictum
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. 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". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.
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