Torrella immersa
A live individual of Torrella immersa has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Pomatiidae
Genus:
Torrella
Species:
T. immersa
Binomial name
Torrella immersa
(Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857)
Synonyms

Torrella immersa is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.[1]

Distribution

This species lives in Cuba,[2] for example at Pan de Matanzas.[1]

Ecology

Larva of Alecton discoidalis feeding on Torrella immersa in nature.

This snail is usually a rock-dwelling species.[1]

Predators of Torrella immersa include larvae of the firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. ↑ "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.


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