Ustronia

Ustronia
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:

References

  1. Kobelt W. (1908). Syst. Conch. Cab. (2) Lief. 530, 116.
  2. 1 2 "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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