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Milk Snail

Otala lactea

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 654, February 788, March 1,417, April 2,199, May 1,048, June 536, July 447, August 455, September 578, October 590, November 759, December 585.
California11,177
United States10,638
Texas5,659
Portugal1,518
Spain1,108
Andalucía756
LISBOA399
FARO394
SETÚBAL195
BEJA121

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderCommon Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora
FamilyHelix Snails · Helicidae
GenusOtala

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