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Praticolella griseola

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Praticolella griseola
Praticolella griseola shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Praticolella
Species:
P. griseola
Binomial name
Praticolella griseola
(Pfeiffer, 1841)

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

Distribution

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

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

Ecology

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Praticolella griseola is a tree dwelling species.[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 de 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. ^ a b 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.