Praticolella griseola

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

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)

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. "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. 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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