Otala
Otala is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae.[1] [2]
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| Otala punctata | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Helicoidei |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Otala Schumacher, 1817 |
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Archaeological evidence in Morocco indicates the exploitation of O. lactea by ancient Romans as a food source.[3]
Anatomy
These snails create and shoot love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Otala include:[4]
- † 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
- Taxonomy of the Genus Otala (2008). Uniprot.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Otala Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818443 on 2021-02-14
- Hogan, C. M. Volubilis. In: Burnham, A. (ed.) The Megalithic Portal. 2007.
- Genus summary for Otala. AnimalBase, accessed 7 August 2009.
- 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
External links
- Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls
- Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 pp.
- NCBI
- Pallary, P. (1919). Hélicidées nouvelles du Maroc. 2e Partie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 64 (2) [1918: 51-69, pl. 2-3. Paris]
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