Chondropoma pictum | |
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firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Chondropoma pictum with the operculum out, in captivity | |
Scientific classification | |
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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Chondropoma pictum is a
species of an
operculate
land snail,
terrestrial
gastropod
mollusk in the family
Pomatiidae.
[1]
This species lives in Cuba, [2] for example at Bacunayagua. [1]
Chondropoma 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]