Biology:Ustronia sloanei

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Ustronia sloanei
Alecton discoidalis and Ustronia sloanei.png
firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity
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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. 1.0 1.1 "Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q7902212 entry