Farcimen tortum
Encyclopedia
Farcimen tortum is a species
of a land snail
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusk in the family Megalomastomatidae
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Predators of Farcimen tortum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of a land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
gastropod mollusk in the family Megalomastomatidae
Megalomastomatidae
Megalomastomatidae is a family of tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :...
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Ecology
Farcimen tortum is a ground dwelling species.Predators of Farcimen tortum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis
Alecton discoidalis
Alecton discoidalis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae, commonly known as the Cuban endemic firefly. The larvae of this species are predators on both pulmonate and operculate land snails. Alecton discoidalis is the type species of the genus Alecton.-Distribution:Alecton is the...
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