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Ustronia sloanei
firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Helicinoidea
Family:
Helicinidae
Genus:
Ustronia
Species:
U. sloanei
Binomial name
Ustronia sloanei
(d’Orbigny, 1842)

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

Distribution

This species lives in Cuba.[1]

Ecology

Ustronia sloanei is a rock dwelling species.[2]

Predators of Ustronia sloanei include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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