Caracolus sagemon (Mollusca: Solaropsidae), preyed by Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), new record for Cuba
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Jan 21, 2025
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Predation of the terrestrial mollusk Caracolus sagemon (Beck, 1837) by the black rat, Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758), is recorded for the first time. Observations were done in the backyard of an urban residence in Sancti Spiritus city, homonymous province, central Cuba. All the predated snails belonged to juvenile or subadult specimens of this mollusc. Now, there are ten species of molluscs in Cuba that have been predated by this introduced rodent.
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synanthropic fauna, invasive species, natural history, Cuba
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Borroto-Páez, R. (2013). Nidos y refugios de ratas negras (Rattus rattus) en Cuba (Mammalia, Rodentia). Solenodon, 11, 109–119.
Courchamp, F., Chapuis, J. L. & Pascal, M. (2003). Mammal invaders on islands: impact, control and control impact. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 78(3), 347–383. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793102006061
Espinosa Sáez, J., Ortea Rato, J. & Larramendi, J. A. (2009). Moluscos terrestres de Cuba. UPC Print, Vaasa, Finlandia.
Espinosa, J., Fernández-Velázquez, A. & Ortea, J. (2016). Una especie nueva de molusco terrestre de cuba del género Caracolus Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pleurodontidae). Novitates Caribaea, (10), 23–30. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i10.15
Rodríguez Toledo, Y. F. (2024). Distribución, cultivos preferenciales y composición taxonómica de los moluscos en organopónicos de la provincia de Sancti Spíritus. [Tesis de Maestría no publicada]. Universidad de Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. 59 pp.
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Rodríguez Toledo, Y. F., & Ramos Hernández, J. M. (2025). Caracolus sagemon (Mollusca: Solaropsidae), preyed by Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), new record for Cuba. Novitates Caribaea, (25), 83–85. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi25.373
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