Farcimen tortum
| Farcimen tortum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Megalomastomatidae |
| Genus: | Farcimen |
| Species: | F. tortum |
| Binomial name | |
| Farcimen tortum (Wood, 1828) | |
Farcimen tortum is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Megalomastomatidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Cuba.[1]
Ecology
Farcimen tortum is a ground dwelling species.[2]
Predators of Farcimen tortum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
- 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.
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