Otala
Genus of gastropods
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Otala is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicinae |
| Tribe: | Thebini |
| 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]
Distribution
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)
