Ustronia sloanei

Ustronia sloanei
	firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Neritimorpha; clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:	Helicinoidea
Family:	Helicinidae
Genus:	Ustronia
Species:	U. sloanei
Binomial name
	Ustronia sloanei; (d’Orbigny, 1842)

Ustronia sloanei is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This species lives in Cuba.[1]

Ustronia sloanei is a rock dwelling species.[2]

Predators of Ustronia sloanei include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[2]

"Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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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