Biology:Rhytidopoma coronatum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rhytidopoma coronatum
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.161463 - Rhytidopoma coronatum (Pfeiffer, 1856) - Annulariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Subfamily: Annulariinae
Tribe: Rhytidopomatini
Genus: Rhytidopoma
Species:
R. coronatum
Binomial name
Rhytidopoma coronatum
(Poey in Pfeiffer, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Rhytidiopoma coronatum[1] [orth. error]

Rhytidopoma coronatum 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 Escaleras de Jaruco.[1]

Ecology

Rhytidopoma coronatum is a rock dwelling species.[1]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. "Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.

Wikidata ☰ Q7322008 entry