= 306. 
Distribution: Southern Spain, North Africa. Locally introduced into 
Florida and Georgia. 
Otala lactea and O, (Eobania) vermiculata are common food items of the 
people in their native countries. These two species are often referred to 
the genus Helix in the older literature. 
Otala (Eobania) vermiculata Muller 
This species is very similar to O, lactea but has a higher spire, a white 
aperture and lip, and is sculptured with spiral wrinkles or maleations in- 
stead of striae. Some individuals lack the spiral color bands. 
Distribution: Mediterranean countries. Locally introduced into New 
Orleans, 
Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus) 
Shell large, imperforate, yellow, usually with 1 to 5 reddish-brown 
bands. The whorls are rounded, the aperture ovate-lunate, the lip in 
adults reflected and colored dark brown to almost black. Adults (with 5 
whorls) measure 22-24 mm. in diameter. 
Distribution: Central and western Europe. Introduced into Ontario, 
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsyl- 
vania, Wisconsin, Colorado, and California. 
Both this species and the related C, hortensis are eaten by Europeans; 
both have been reported to be garden pests in some areas. They are often 
placed in the genus Helix, particularly by older authors. 
Cepaea hortensis (Muller) 
Plates). 
The shell of this species is very similar to C, nemoralis but is smaller 
(adults measure 16 to 21 mm. in diameter), slightly higher spired, and 
has a white instead of a brown lip. 
Distribution: Central and northern Europe. It is also widely distributed 
in Iceland and along the northeastern coast of North America, from New- 
foundland to Massachusetts, 
