Haitia venustula (Gould 1847)

Description

Gould (1847), Biese (1949) (as Physa nodulosa Biese, 1949).

Distribution

Native to South America, from northern Peru to central Chile (Núñez and Pelichotti 2003), introduced in Argentina (Miquel 1985). In Chile this species has been cited (as Physa nodulosa) for the Limari, Illapel and Elqui (29° S to 31° S) (Miquel 1985).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Cryptogenic/record dubious (Taylor 2003).

Remarks

Cryptogenic freshwater gastropod species, it may represent a native species. EA, UI.