Opisthostoma fraternum

Opisthostoma fraternum
Pteroptyx tener larva attacking Opisthostoma fraternum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Cyclophoroidea
Family:
Diplommatinidae
Genus:
Opisthostoma
Species:
O. fraternum
Binomial name
Opisthostoma fraternum
Synonyms

Plectostoma fraternum

Opisthostoma fraternum is a species of minute land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Diplommatinidae. It is endemic to Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ecology

Predators of Opisthostoma fraternum include larvae of Pteroptyx tener.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schilthuizen, M.; Vermeulen, J. (2004). "Opisthostoma fraternum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44631A10930304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44631A10930304.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Liew T.-S. & Schilthuizen M. (2014). "Association between shell morphology of micro-land snails (genus Plectostoma) and their predator’s predatory behaviour". PeerJ 2: e329. doi:10.7717/peerj.329.


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