Sphincterochila candidissima

Sphincterochila candidissima
	A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
	A dorsal view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Sphincterochilidae
Subfamily:	Sphincterochilinae
Genus:	Sphincterochila
Species:	S. candidissima
Binomial name
	Sphincterochila candidissima; (Draparnaud, 1801)
Synonyms
	Albea candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded generic combination); Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801; Leucochroa candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801); Leucochroa liedtkei Kobelt, 1903 (junior synonym); Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) alternate representation; Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded combination);

Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.^[2]

Subspecies edit

Sphincterochila candidissima crassa (Pallary, 1926) [1]

Distribution edit

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

Shell description edit

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.^[3]

The width of the shell is 16–25 mm.^[3]

References edit

This article incorporates public domain text from reference.^[3]

^ Draparnaud J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. pp. [1-2], 1-116. Montpellier, Paris. (Renaud; Bossange, Masson & Besson).
^ 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
^ ^a ^b ^c Tryon G. W. Jr. (1887). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Volume 3. Helicidae - Volume I. page 10. Plate 2, figure 31–35.

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

External links edit

[1] Draparnaud J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. pp. [1-2], 1-116. Montpellier, Paris. (Renaud; Bossange, Masson & Besson).

[WoRMS-2] 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

[Tryon-3] Tryon G. W. Jr. (1887). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Volume 3. Helicidae - Volume I. page 10. Plate 2, figure 31–35.

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Sphincterochila candidissima

A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima

A dorsal view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Sphincterochilidae
Subfamily:	Sphincterochilinae
Genus:	Sphincterochila
Species:	S. candidissima
Binomial name
*Sphincterochila candidissima* (Draparnaud, 1801)^[1]
Synonyms
Albea candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded generic combination) Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801 Leucochroa candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) Leucochroa liedtkei Kobelt, 1903 (junior synonym) Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) alternate representation Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded combination)