Milax gagates ( Draparnaud, 1801 )

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 : 1747-1748

Milax gagates ( Draparnaud, 1801)

Description

Barker (1999), Thomas et al. (2010).

Distribution

Native to Europe, Mediterranean basin. Introduced in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South America, and numerous Atlantic and Pacific Islands ( Thomas et al. 2010). In Chile this species has been cited from latitude 30° S to 45° S and in the Juan Fernández Archipelago and Easter Island ( Valdovinos 1999). 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

Herbivore, invasive and common in areas associated with humans; it is predominantly a subterranean species and a pest of root crops ( Barker 1999). EA, I.