Sphincterochila
Encyclopedia
Sphincterochila is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Sphincterochilidae
.
Species in the genus Sphincterochila are arid
-adapted.
Comparison of apertural views of shells
of various Sphincterochila species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea ....
.
Species in the genus Sphincterochila are arid
Arid
A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life...
-adapted.
Species
Species in the genus Sphincterochila include:- Sphincterochila aharonii (Kobelt, 1913)
- Sphincterochila baeticaSphincterochila baeticaSphincterochila baetica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.-Distribution :Spain, Morocco, Algeria.- Shell description :The shell is globose, solid, whitish ash-color...
(Rossmässler, 1854) - Sphincterochila boissieriSphincterochila boissieriSphincterochila boissieri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae...
(Charpentier, 1847) - type species - Sphincterochila candidissimaSphincterochila candidissimaSphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.- Subspecies :* Sphincterochila candidissima crassa -Distribution :...
(Draparnaud, 1801) - Sphincterochila cariosa (Olivier, 1804) - shell description
- Sphincterochila cariosulaSphincterochila cariosulaSphincterochila cariosula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.- Subpecies :* Sphincterochila cariosula cariosula...
(Michaud, 1833) - Sphincterochila chionudiscus (Boettger, 1874)
- Sphincterochila corrugata Pallary, 1917
- Sphincterochila debeauxi (Kobelt, 1881)
- Sphincterochila debeauxi elevata Pallary, 1910
- Sphincterochila fimbriata (Bourguignat, 1852)
- Sphincterochila insularisSphincterochila insularisSphincterochila insularis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae....
(Boettger, 1894) - Sphincterochila maroccana Pallary, 1917
- Sphincterochila maroccana conica Pallary, 1926
- Sphincterochila maroccana depressa Pallary, 1926
- Sphincterochila maroccana major Pallary, 1926
- Sphincterochila maroccana minor Pallary, 1926
- Sphincterochila maroccana tananensis Pallary, 1917
- Sphincterochila marteli (Pallary, 1918)
- Sphincterochila mayrani (Gassies, 1856)
- Sphincterochila mayrani turrita (Gassies, 1856)
- Sphincterochila pagodula (Rutland, 1878)
- Sphincterochila pagodula umbilicata (Ruttland, 1878)
- Sphincterochila pardoi Llabador, 1950
- Sphincterochila prophetarumSphincterochila prophetarumSphincterochila prophetarum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.-Distribution :...
(Bourguignat, 1852) - Sphincterochila roumensiana (Pallary, 1911)
- Sphincterochila zonata (Bourguignat, 1853) - Sphincterochila zonata seems similar or a synonym(?) of Sphincterochila boissieri
- Sphincterochila zonata filia (Mousson, 1861) - shell photo 1, shell photo 2, shell drawing (figure 70-71.)
Comparison of apertural views of shells
Gastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
of various Sphincterochila species:
External links
- http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=678