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Genus of gastropods
Otala
Otala punctata
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Infraorder:
Helicoidei
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Otala Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
Archelix Albers, 1850 (objective junior synonym)
Archelix (Dupotetia) Kobelt, 1904
Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850 (objective junior synonym)
Otala (Deserticola) P. Hesse, 1911 · accepted, alternate representation
Otala (Dupotetia) Kobelt, 1904· accepted, alternate representation
Otala (Otala) Schumacher, 1817 · accepted, alternate representation
† Pachydupotetia Pfeffer, 1930 (junior subjective synonym)
Tingitana Pallary, 1919 (junior synonym)
Otala is a
genus of
land snails in the subfamily Helicinae of the family
Helicidae .
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Archaeological evidence in
Morocco indicates the exploitation of O. lactea by ancient Romans as a food source.
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Distribution
This genus of snail is native to northwestern
Africa and southwestern
Europe .
Anatomy
These snails create and shoot
love darts as part of their
courtship and mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Otala include:
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†
Otala desoudiniana (Crosse, 1862)
Otala hieroglyphicula (Michaud, 1833)
†
Otala jobaeana (Crosse, 1861)
Otala juilleti (Terver, 1839)
Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
Otala occulta D. Holyoak, G. Holyoak, Gómez Moliner & Chueca, 2020
Otala orientalis (Pallary, 1918)
Otala pallaryi (Kobelt, 1909)
Otala punctata (Müller, 1774)
Otala ramosi (Ahuir & Liñán, 2021)
Otala tingitana (Paladilhe, 1875)
Otala xanthodon (Anton, 1838)
Species brought into synonymy
Otala (Otala) alicantensis Truc, 1971 †: synonym of
Schlickumia alicantensis (Truc, 1971 ) †
Otala (Otala) bottini (Sacco, 1884) †: synonym of
Schlickumia bottinii (Sacco, 1884) † (incorrect subsequent spelling; new combination)
Otala canariensis Mousson, 1872 : synonym of
Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
Otala jacquemetana Mabille, 1883 : synonym of
Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
Otala vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) : synonym of
Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
References
Pfeffer, G. (1930). Zur Kenntnis tertiärer Landschnecken. Geologisch-Paläontologische Abhandlungen, neue Folge. 17(3): 153–380.
Pallary, P. (1918). Diagnoses d'une cinquantaine de mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Nord de l'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord, 9 (7): 137–152. Alger
Holyoak, D.T. & Holyoak, G.A. (2017). A revision of the land-snail genera Otala and Eobania (Gastropoda, helicidae) in Morocco and Algeria. Journal of Conchology, 40 (6): 419–490. London
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