| Ustronia sloanei | |
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| 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.
Distribution
This species lives in Cuba.
Ecology
Ustronia sloanei is a rock dwelling species.
Predators of Ustronia sloanei include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.
References
- ^ "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ustronia sloanei | |
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