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 text 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 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.