Otala punctata
| Otala punctata | |
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| A live individual of Otala punctata | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | O. punctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Otala punctata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Mediterranean basin - Andorra, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia and Malta
This species is already established in the United States, and is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.[2]
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 apertural view. |
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Culinary[]
They are prepared in a typical dish in South Spain, "cabrillas", cooked in spicy tomato sauce.
References[]
- ^ Arrébola, J. (2011). "Otala punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156692A124239448. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
External links[]
- Otala punctata on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Helicidae
- Gastropods described in 1774
- Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller
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