Sphincterochila candidissima
Species of gastropod
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.[2]
| 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 |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Sphincterochilidae |
| Genus: | Sphincterochila |
| Species: | S. candidissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Subspecies
- Sphincterochila candidissima crassa (Pallary, 1926)
Distribution
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]
