Sphincterochila candidissima explained

Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.^[1]

Subspecies

• Sphincterochila candidissima crassa (Pallary, 1926) http://www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Sphincterochila+candidissima+crassa+(Pallary%2C+1926)&url=%2Fshellphotos%2Fthumbpage.asp%3Fprov%3D%26family%3DSPHINCTEROCHILIDAE%26cod%3D5087

Distribution

This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta and other areas.

Shell description

The shell is subimperforate, globose, solid and cretaceous. The shell has 5 whorls, rather flattened, the upper ones carinate above the suture, carina afterwards becoming evanescent. The last whorl is deflected in front. The peristome is subpatulous, thickened within.

The width of the shell is 16–25 mm.

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference.^[2]

• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.

External links

• Animal base info on this species
• Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116.
• Kobelt, W. (1903). Diagnosen neuer Arten. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 35 (9/10): 145-151. Frankfurt am Main
• Abbes, I., Nouira, S. & Neubert, E. (2011). Spincterochilidae from Tunisia, with a note on the subgenus Rima Pallary, 1910 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). ZooKeys, 151: 1-15. Sofia

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050618 on 2022-06-19
2. [George Washington Tryon|Tryon G. W.]