The common name also refers to the fact that when this animal is disturbed, it gives off a strong smell similar to that of raw garlic.

[3] This species occurs in a number of countries and islands including Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and other areas.

The eastern boundary of its native distribution is in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic.

[3] The non-indigenous distribution of Oxychilus alliarius includes Latvia, Colombia, California, and New Zealand.

[5] Anatomy: The internal ornamentation of the proximal penis consisting of not more than four longitudinal pleats, usually straight, sometimes slightly wavy, but never laterally branched or papillate.