Praticolella griseola
Praticolella griseola shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Polygyridae
Subfamily:
Polygyrinae
Genus:
Praticolella
Species:
P. griseola
Binomial name
Praticolella griseola
(Pfeiffer, 1841)

Praticolella griseola is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Praticolella griseola includes Cuba[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

The non-indigenous distribution of Praticolella griseola includes Martinique.[3]

Ecology

Praticolella griseola is a tree dwelling species.[4]

Predators of Praticolella griseola include larvae of the firefly Alecton discoidalis.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.
  3. ↑ (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique" Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 3 January 2011.
  4. 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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