Gastrocopta servilis ( Gould, 1843 )

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 : 1750

Gastrocopta servilis ( Gould, 1843)

Description

Pilsbry 1916 – 1918; Whisson and Köhler (2013).

Distribution

Probably native to the Caribbean, Central America and Brazil ( Brook et al. 2010). In Chile this species has been reported only from Easter Island (39°48 ʹ S, 73°14 ʹ W), Región de Valparaiso ( Kirch et al. 2009).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished ( Kirch et al. 2009).

Remarks

Detritivore, could compete with native species ( Brodie and Barker 2011). UA, I.