Sphincterochila
| Sphincterochila | |
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| A lateral view of a live individual ofSphincterochila candidissima | |
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| A dorsal view of a live 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 Ancey, 1887 |
Sphincterochila is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.
Sphincterochila is the type genus of the family Sphincterochilidae.
Species in the genus Sphincterochila are arid-adapted (adapted to living in very dry conditions).
Species in the genus Sphincterochila include:
Subgenus Albea Pallary, 1910
Subgenus Sphincterochila Ancey, 1887 sensu stricto - synonym: subgenus Rima Pallary, 1910
Subgenus ?
Comparison of apertural views of shells of five Sphincterochila species:
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