Ustronia
| Ustronia | |
|---|---|
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| firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Neritimorpha clade Cycloneritimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Helicinoidea |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Ustronia Kobelt, 1908[1] |
Ustronia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae.
Species
Species within the genus Ustronia include:
- Ustronia acuminata (Velazquez in Poey, 1852)[2]
- Ustronia sloanei (d’Orbigny, 1842)[2]
References
- ↑ Kobelt W. (1908). Syst. Conch. Cab. (2) Lief. 530, 116.
- 1 2 "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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