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Otala lactea (Müller, 1774) Milk Snail |
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| Found on vegetation at southern tip of Pass-A-Grille, St. Pete Beach, Pinellas Co., Florida (both 32 mm.). Albino specimen is pictured on the left. | Slide photography and digitalization by Phil Poland. |
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| Found on vegetation at southern tip of Pass-A-Grille, St. Pete Beach, Pinellas Co., Florida 11/10/1998 (31 and 33 mm.). Albinos. According to Henry A. Pilsbry (1939: 11), Otala lactea has been present at Pass-A-Grille since 1931, when the species was reported by Mrs. W. G. Fargo. She indicated that they were introduced by the owner of a curio shop, who imported them from Morocco. | Digital Image by Bill Frank. |
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Dundee, D. S. 1974. Catalog of introduced molluscs of eastern North
America (North of Mexico). Sterkiana 55:1-37.
Pilsbry, H. A., 1939. Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico) vol. 1 part 1. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. xvii + pp 1- 573 + ix. |
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