Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Helicoidea Subfamily Sphincterochilinae Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Sphincterochilidae Genus Sphincterochila Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Sphincterochila candidissima Similar Sphincterochila, Iberus gualtierianus alonensis, Otala punctata, Eobania vermiculata, Sphincterochila baetica | ||
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Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.
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sphincterochila candidissima
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Distribution
This species occurs in 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.
The width of the shell is 16–25 mm.
References
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