Otala is a genus of in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae.[ 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]
archaeology evidence in Morocco indicates the exploitation of O. lactea by ancient Romans as a food source.[Hogan, C. M. Volubilis. In: Burnham, A. (ed.) The Megalithic Portal. 2007.]
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:
[ Genus summary for Otala. AnimalBase, accessed 7 August 2009.]
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† Otala desoudiniana (Crosse, 1862)
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Otala hieroglyphicula (Michaud, 1833)
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† Otala jobaeana (Crosse, 1861)
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Otala juilleti (Terver, 1839)
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Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
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Otala occulta D. Holyoak, G. Holyoak, Gómez Moliner & Chueca, 2020
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Otala orientalis (Pallary, 1918)
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Otala pallaryi (Kobelt, 1909)
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Otala punctata (Müller, 1774)
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Otala ramosi (Ahuir & Liñán, 2021)
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Otala tingitana (Paladilhe, 1875)
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Otala xanthodon (Anton, 1838)
- Species brought into synonymy
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Otala (Otala) alicantensis Truc, 1971 †: synonym of Schlickumia alicantensis (Truc, 1971) †
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Otala (Otala) bottini (Sacco, 1884) †: synonym of Schlickumia bottinii (Sacco, 1884) † (incorrect subsequent spelling; new combination)
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Otala canariensis Mousson, 1872: synonym of Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
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Otala jacquemetana Mabille, 1883: synonym of Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)
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Otala vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Pfeffer, G. (1930). Zur Kenntnis tertiärer Landschnecken. Geologisch-Paläontologische Abhandlungen, neue Folge. 17(3): 153–380.
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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
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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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