Sphincterochila candidissima | |
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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) |
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Synonyms | |
Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801 |
Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801
Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.
This species occurs in Italy, Malta and other areas.
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.
The width of the shell is 16–25 mm.
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