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) Author Araya, Juan Francisco Laboratorio de Invertebrados Acuáticos, Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile; & Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile text Journal of Natural History 2015 2015-02-28 49 29 1731 1761 journal article 21137 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703 ed406cdc-dbc5-4841-8221-917c3d346274 1464-5262 3997965 Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Description Poppe and Goto (2000) . Distribution Native to the Mediterranean Sea, this mussel now shows a worldwide distribution ( Westfall and Gardner 2010 ). In Chile , it was recorded for the first time in 2000 ( Daguin and Borsa 2000 ), and it has been recorded from Dichato ( 36°33 ʹ S , 72°56 ʹ W ) to Punta Arenas ( 53°10 ʹ S , 70°56 ʹ W ) ( Tarifeño et al. 2012 ). Possible mechanism of introduction/Status Maritime transport or unintentional introduction/established ( Daguin and Borsa 2000 ; Tarifeño et al. 2012 ). Remarks Invasive species, may displace native mytilid species ( Branch and Steffani 2004 ). EA, SA.