Rumina decollata ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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.4336601
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFEC-FF83-FE7D-02CAFE53572E
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Rumina decollata ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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Treatment

Rumina decollata ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Paul (1982), De Francesco and Lagiglia (2007).

Distribution

Europe, Mediterranean basin/Cosmopolitan ( Cowie 2001), invasive in Far East and South America ( Miquel et al. 1995). The first and only record for Chile does not give precise data ( Rumi et al. 2010).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/unestablished

Remarks

Omnivorous and invasive species, minor plant pest, it may prey on other gastropods ( Barker 2004). UA, I.