Limacus flavus Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 1743

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336647
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFE9-FF86-FDD0-01E2FEC45221
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Limacus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
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Description

Thomas et al. (2010).

Distribution

Native to Europe; introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and North and South America ( Thomas et al. 2010). In Chile this species has been cited from Valdivia (39°48 ʹ S, 73°14 ʹ W) to northern Chile ( Landler and Nuñez 2012). The first record of this species for Chile was by Stuardo and Vega (1985).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/established ( Valdovinos 1999).

Remarks

Highly invasive species, pest of stored agricultural products ( Thomas et al. 2010). EA, NA, I.