Species Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822)
Garlic Snail
- Helix alliaria Miller, J.S. 1822. A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environs of Bristol, with observations. Annals of Philosophy ns 3: 376-381 [379].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, environs of Bristol, England. - Oxychilus tasmanicus McLauchlan, C.F. 1954. Land shells originally introduced. The Australian Zoologist 12: 40 [40].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C100775 3 specimens, Launceston, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [320] (based on original descriptions and an examination of types)
- Barker, G.M. 1999. Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Fauna of New Zealand, 38. Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand : Manaaki Whenua Press 253 pp. [109]
Generic Combinations
- Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822). —
Cotton, B.C. 1954. A catalogue of introduced snails and slugs in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 177-187 pl. 24 [183] (new combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Zonitoides nitidus Miiller, 1774 [misidentification, see Long (1972)]. —
Musson, C.T. 1890. On the naturalised forms of land and fresh-water mollusca in Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 5: 883-898 [894] (misidentification)
Long, D.C. 1972. Zonitid snails (Gastropoda : Pulmonata) introduced into Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 33: 115-120 [115]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate southern Australia, as far north as Newcastle, ME NSW. Native to western Europe. Introduced to Greenland, North America, St Helena, South Africa, Juan Fernandez, Australia and New Zealand
Introduced from Europe.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Gardens, omnivore, under litter.
Extra Ecological Information
Nurseries, parks, wherever exotic plants and weeds grow and especially along weed-infested creeks; living under wood, litter, pots, etc, in cool damp places
General References
Laws, H.M. 1966. The cytology and anatomy of Oxychilus alliarius (Miller) (Mollusca : Zonitidae), a new introduction to South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 257-260 (cytology, anatomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | LIMACOIDEI ("Limacoid clade") | 14-Feb-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | ZONITIDAE | 23-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |