Rhytidopoma immersum

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Rhytidopoma immersum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.[1][2][3][4]

Rhytidopoma immersum
A live individual of Rhytidopoma immersum has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Subfamily: Annulariinae
Tribe: Rhytidopomatini
Genus: Rhytidopoma
Species:
R. immersum
Binomial name
Rhytidopoma immersum
(Gundlach, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Cyclostoma immersum Gundlach, 1857
  • Torrella immersa (Gundlach, 1857)

Distribution

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This species lives in Cuba,[5] for example at Pan de Matanzas.[1]

Ecology

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Larva of Alecton discoidalis feeding on Rhytidopoma immersum in nature.

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

Predators of Rhytidopoma immersum include larvae of the firefly bug Alecton discoidalis.[1]

Subspecies

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These five subspecies belong to the species Rhytidopoma immersum:[2]

  • Rhytidopoma immersum camaronense (de la Torre & Bartsch, 1941)
  • Rhytidopoma immersum grillense (de la Torre & Bartsch, 1941)
  • Rhytidopoma immersum immersum (Gundlach, 1857)
  • Rhytidopoma immersum nodiferum (Arango, 1881)
  • Rhytidopoma immersum persea Aguayo & Jaume, 1954

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS Taxon Details Rhytidopoma immersum". Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ^ "GBIF, Rhytidopoma immersum". Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Rhytidopoma immersum (Gundlach, 1857)". Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ^ "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.