Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pomatiidae Scientific name Chondropoma pictum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Littorinoidea Subfamily Annulariinae Rank Species | |
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Chondropoma pictum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
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Distribution
This species lives in Cuba, for example at Bacunayagua.
Ecology
Chondropoma pictum is a ground dwelling, rock dwelling and tree dwelling species.
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.
Predators of Chondropoma pictum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis. On some occasions, the Chondropoma pictum emitted a protective foam which enabled them to thwart the attack.
References
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