Chondropoma irradians

Chondropoma irradians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Pomatiidae
Subfamily: Annulariinae
Genus: Chondropoma
Species: C. irradians
Binomial name
Chondropoma irradians
(Shuttleworth in Pfeiffer, 1852)

Chondropoma irradians is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.[1]

Distribution

This species lives in Cuba.[2]

Ecology

Chondropoma irradians is a ground dwelling and rock dwelling species.[1]

Predators of Chondropoma irradians include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1]

References

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