Species Otala (Otala) lactea (Müller, 1774)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Helix lactea Müller, O.F. 1774. Vermium Terrestrium et Fluviatilium, seu Animalium Infusorium, Helminthicorum, et Testaceorum, non marinorum, Succincta Historia. Havniae & Lipsiae : Heineck & Faber Vol. 2 xxvi 214 pp. [19].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, locality unknown.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Sydney area (occurrence from a literature reference, may not be established in Australia or misidentified).

Introduced from S Europe.

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Herbivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Grazer, gardens.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Feb-2014	HELICOIDEA	26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)