en 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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Sphincterochilidae
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	Albea candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded generic combination); Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801; Leucochroa candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801); Leucochroa liedtkei Kobelt, 1903 (junior synonym);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(Draparnaud, 1801) alternate representation; Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded combination);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

Sphincterochila candidissima crassa (Pallary, 1926) [1]

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.^[3]

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

References

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

[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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