Melanoides tuberculata ( Müller, 1774 )

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1736

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336637
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFE0-FF8F-FE41-053BFD9857DC
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Melanoides tuberculata ( Müller, 1774 )
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Description

Olivares and Gálvez (2008).

Distribution

Native to southern Asia ( China, Taiwan and Philippines) ( Letelier et al. 2007). In Chile this species has been found only in Pica (20°29 ʹ S, 69°19 ʹ W), Región de Arica y Parinacota ( Olivares and Gálvez 2008).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Aquarium trade/established.

Remarks

Herbivore, detritivore, invasive (parthenogenetic species). This is a common aquarium snail and it has been cited as an intermediate host of the human liver fluke ( Dundee and Paine 1977). EA, NA, I.