Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)

Description

Abbott (1989).

Distribution

Native to countries bordering the western Mediterranean Sea (Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa) (Herbert and Sirgel 2001). The first and only record for Chile did not give precise data (Rumi et al. 2010).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished.

Remarks

Generalist herbivore, possibly invasive, garden and horticultural pest (La Pierre et al. 2010). UA. I.