Otala lactea ( 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 : 1746-1747

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336595
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFEA-FF9A-FE03-0437FE745038
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Otala lactea ( Müller, 1774 )
status

Treatment

Otala lactea ( Müller, 1774) View in CoL

Description

Abbott (1989).

Distribution

Native to countries bordering the western Mediterranean Sea (Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa) ( Herbert and Sirgel 2001). The first and only record for Chile did not give precise data ( Rumi et al. 2010).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished.

Remarks

Generalist herbivore, possibly invasive, garden and horticultural pest ( La Pierre et al. 2010). UA. I.