Chondropoma pictum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.[1]
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| firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Chondropoma pictum with the operculum out, in captivity | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Annulariidae |
| Genus: | Chondropoma |
| Species: | C. pictum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondropoma pictum (Pfeiffer, 1839)
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Distribution
editThis species lives in Cuba,[2] for example at Bacunayagua.[1]
Ecology
editChondropoma pictum is a ground dwelling, rock dwelling and tree dwelling species.[1]
It has been observed behavior in the field, that Chondropoma pictum disturbed by humans has swung the shell forward as a defense mechanism avoiding attack by predators.[1]
Predators of Chondropoma pictum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1] On some occasions, the Chondropoma pictum emitted a protective foam which enabled them to thwart the attack.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.
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