Allopeas gracile ( Hutton, 1834 )

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, 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), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1740

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336617
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFEC-FF83-FE68-0035FCD052CE
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Allopeas gracile ( Hutton, 1834 )
status

Treatment

Allopeas gracile ( Hutton, 1834)

Description

Pilsbry (1906).

Distribution

Native range uncertain; this species is currently widespread in the tropics ( Rowson et al. 2010). In Chile this species has been reported only from Easter Island (39°48 ʹ S, 73°14 ʹ W) ( Boyko and Cordeiro 2001).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/probably established ( Boyko and Cordeiro 2001).

Remarks

Detritivore, herbivore ( Brodie and Barker 2011). EA, I.