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Haplotrema concavum
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Haplotrema concavum from W. G. Binney, 1878
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
Family:
Haplotrematidae
Genus:
Haplotrema
Species:
H. concavum
Binomial name
Haplotrema concavum
(Say, 1821)

Haplotrema concavum, the gray-footed lancetooth, is a species of predatory air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Haplotrematidae.

Distribution

The snail is native to the humid hardwood forests of eastern North America, from Southern Canada and the Great Lakes region, south through the Midwestern U.S. including eastern Nebraska and Oklahoma, and through the Southeastern United States, including the Gulf States. It is found along the Apalachicola River in western Florida and Georgia.

Haplotrema concavum is found living in leaf litter near the base of trees, or under rotting logs.

Feeding habits

Haplotrema concavum is a carnivorous species. It is known to be a predator, for example, of Patera clarki nantahala.

Parasites

Parasites of Haplotrema concavum include:

  • Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
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