Biology:Sphincterochila candidissima
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima | |
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| A dorsal view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Subfamily: | Sphincterochilinae
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| Species: | S. candidissima
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| Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801)[1]
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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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
- Animal base info on this species
- Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116.
- Kobelt, W. (1903). Diagnosen neuer Arten. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 35 (9/10): 145-151. Frankfurt am Main
- Abbes, I., Nouira, S. & Neubert, E. (2011). Spincterochilidae from Tunisia, with a note on the subgenus Rima Pallary, 1910 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). ZooKeys, 151: 1-15. Sofia
Wikidata ☰ Q3765987 entry
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