Chondropoma pictum
# Chondropoma pictum

Chondropoma pictum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.

## Distribution

This species lives in Cuba, for example at Bacunayagua.

## Ecology

Chondropoma pictum is a ground dwelling, rock dwelling and tree dwelling species.

It has been observed behavior in the field, that Chondropoma pictum disturbed by humans has swung the shell forward as a defense mechanism avoiding attack by predators.

Predators of Chondropoma pictum include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis. On some occasions, the Chondropoma pictum emitted a protective foam which enabled them to thwart the attack.

