Gastrocopta pediculus (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Description

Pilsbry 1916 – 1918.

Distribution

Widely distributed among tropical Pacific islands, probably native to Indonesia and the tropical western Pacific (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 (Boyko and Cordeiro 2001).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished (Boyko and Cordeiro 2001).

Remarks

Detritivore (Brodie and Barker 2011). UA, I.