Otala punctata (Müller, 1774)

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) .

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.