Otala lactea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Helicoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Infraordo: Helicoidei Superfamilia: Helicoidea

Familia: Helicidae
Subfamilia: Helicinae
Tribus: Otalini
Genus: Otala
Species: Otala lactea

Name

Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)

References

[1] Taxonomy for Species Otala lactea

[2] Arrébola, J. (2011). "Otala lactea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156616A4973231. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[3] Man and Mollusc's Data Base of Edible Molluscs

[4] MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050532 on 2021-02-14

[5] C. Michael Hogan, Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham (2007)

[6] "EVIDENCE THAT <italic>OTALA LACTEA</italic> (MÜLLER) UTILIZES CALCIUM FROM THE SHELL". Journal of Molluscan Studies. December 1974. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065269. ISSN 1464-3766.

[7] Ramnanan, Christopher J.; Storey, Kenneth B. (2006-02-15). "Suppression of Na+/K+-ATPase activity during estivation in the land snail Otala lactea". Journal of Experimental Biology. 209 (4): 677–688. doi:10.1242/jeb.02052. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 16449562.

Vernacular names

English: Milk Snail