[4] Non-indigenous distribution of Ovachlamys fulgens include: Americas: Pacific: Several Southeast Asian countries: This species is already established in the US, and is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce.

[7] The shell of this species is perforate, trochoid, thin, shining, pellucid and dark corneous,[1]with a depressed spire.

[3] The habitats of Ovachlamys fulgens include pastures and crop fields with moisture and with deep leaf litter cover.

[2] The snails are mostly found in soil litter and on plants up to 8 feet in height in areas of secondary growth and tree plantations.

[3] It is phytophagous[4] and is reported to attack a wide variety of horticultural plants, but the snails are mostly found among soil litter and become dormant during dry periods.

[3] Individuals of Ovachlamys fulgens can lay eggs at the age of 42 days and are considered mature when their shell width reaches 5.12 mm.

[8] Eggs are laid in clutches of three in soil or leaf litter where they absorb more water from the environment.