Ustronia
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firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity | |
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Genus: | Ustronia |
Ustronia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae.
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Ustronia include:
- Ustronia acuminata (Velazquez in Poey, 1852)[2]
- Ustronia sloanei (d’Orbigny, 1842)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kobelt W. (1908). Syst. Conch. Cab. (2) Lief. 530, 116.
- ^ a b "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.