Otala punctata ( 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 : 1747

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336643
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFF5-FF9A-FDDC-009DFE13555A
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Otala punctata ( Müller, 1774 )
status

Treatment

Otala punctata ( Müller, 1774) View in CoL

Description

De Mattia and Mascia (2011).

Distribution

Western Mediterranean: northwest Algeria, eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands ( De Mattia and Mascia 2011). This is the first record for this species in the country: Buin , Santiago (33°43 ʹ 59 ʹʹ S; 70°45 ʹ 00 ʹʹ W) ( Tables 1, 2) GoogleMaps .

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished.

Remarks

Herbivore, invasive. This species is widely raised in heliciculture ( De Mattia and Mascia 2011). UA, I.