Biology:Ustronia sloanei
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Ustronia sloanei | |
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| firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity | |
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| Species: | U. sloanei
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| Ustronia sloanei (d’Orbigny, 1842)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
- ↑ 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
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