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)
Author
Araya, Juan Francisco
Laboratorio de Invertebrados Acuáticos, Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile; & Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile
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Journal of Natural History
2015
2015-02-28
49
29
1731
1761
journal article
21137
10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
ed406cdc-dbc5-4841-8221-917c3d346274
1464-5262
3997965
Melanoides maculata
Bruguière, 1789
Description
Moneva et al. (2012)
.
Distribution
Native
to
Asia
,
Philippines
.
In
Chile
this species has been found only in the
Lluta river
(
18°24
ʹ
S
,
70°19
ʹ
W
),
Región de Arica y Parinacota
(
Letelier et al. 2007
)
.
Possible mechanism of introduction/Status
Aquarium trade/established (
Letelier et al. 2007
).
Remarks
Detritivore, invasive (parthenogenetic species). This is a common aquarium snail. EA, I.