Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822)

Description

Cádiz et al. (2013).

Distribution

Native to Western Europe/Cosmopolitan (Horácková and Juricková 2009). In Chile this species has been recorded in Las Rojas, Coquimbo region (29°54 ʹ S, 71°10 ʹ W), in the Arboretum Park, Isla Teja, Valdivia (39°50 ʹ S, 73°14 ʹ W) and in the Juan Fernández Archipelago (Cádiz et al. 2013). The first record of this species for Chile was by Odhner (1922).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/established (Cádiz et al. 2013).

Remarks

Carnivore, facultative predator of other small snails (Meyer and Cowie 2010). This species is known as the “garlic snail” because of its ability to emit a strong smell of garlic when irritated (Hayes et al. 2012). EA, I.