Sphincterochila cariosula explained
Sphincterochila cariosula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Sphincterochilidae.[1]
Subspecies
- Sphincterochila cariosula cariosula (Michaud, 1833)
- Sphincterochila cariosula hispanica (Westerlund, 1891) - synonym Helix hispanica. The subspecies is distributed in Spain.
Distribution
The indigenous distribution of the species is Algeria. The species was introduced to Vélez-Málaga in southern Spain and to western Mallorca in historical times.[2]
Shell description
The shell is subimperforate, carinate, globosely convex above, carious, somewhat flattened below, soiled white, with a tubercularly eroded filiform sutural carina. The shell has 5 somewhat flattened whorls. The upper margin of the aperture is subdeflected. The width of the shell is 16–19 mm and the height is 11–15 mm.[2]
Habitat
Sphincterochila cariosula occurs in scrublands and in semideserts.[2]
References
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[3]
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila cariosula (Michaud, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050620 on 2022-06-19
- http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=1304 Species summary for Sphincterochila cariosula
- [George Washington Tryon]
