Biology:Sphincterochila baetica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Sphincterochila baetica
Sphincterochila baetica shell.jpg
Apertural view of the shell of Sphincterochila baetica.
Scientific classification
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Sphincterochilinae
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S. baetica
Binomial name
Sphincterochila baetica
(Rossmässler, 1854)

Sphincterochila baetica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in Spain, Morocco, and Algeria.[1]

Shell description

The shell is globose, solid, whitish ash-color. The shell has 5 whorls which are very slowly increasing, the upper ones carious-rugulose, the penultimate about as broad as the last. The last whorl is more or less angulated on the periphery, and rounded in front.[1]

The aperture is widely lunate, angulated exteriorly. The peristome is internally sublabiate.[1]

The width of the shell is 25 mm.[1]

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tryon G. W. (1887). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Volume 3. Helicidae - Volume I. page 11.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7576764 entry