Rank Family | Class Gastropoda | |
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Similar Sphincterochila candidissima, Sphincterochila baetica, Cochlicellidae, Trissexodontidae, Sphincterochila cariosula | ||
Sphincterochilidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Contents
In the fossil record, Sphincterochilidae are known from the upper Eocene to the Holocene.
Distribution
The distribution of Sphincterochilidae includes the western-Palearctic zone.
Taxonomy
The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
Genera
Genera within the family Sphincterochilidae include:
Sphincterochilinae
† Pseudoleptaxinae
Ecology
Sphincterochilidae land snails are xerothermophilous, i.e. they are well adapted to hot dry places.
References
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