Helicina aspersa
Appearance
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Helicina aspersa | |
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Foaming behaviour of Helicina aspersa while attacked by a larva of Alecton discoidalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Helicinidae |
Genus: | Helicina |
Species: | H. aspersa
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Binomial name | |
Helicina aspersa Pfeiffer, 1839
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Synonyms | |
Helicina adspersa (lapsus)[verification needed] |
Helicina aspersa is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Helicinidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species lives in Cuba.[2][1]
Ecology
[edit]Helicina aspersa is a tree dwelling species.[1]
Predators of Helicina aspersa include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1] On some occasions, the Helicina aspersa emit a protective foam which enables them to thwart the attack.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011. (listed as "Helicina adspersa Pfeiffer, 1839").