Sphincterochila

Sphincterochila is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.

Sphincterochila is the type genus of the family Sphincterochilidae.

Species in the genus Sphincterochila are arid-adapted (adapted to living in very dry conditions).

Species

Species in the genus Sphincterochila include:

• Sphincterochila baetica <small>(Rossmässler, 1854)</small>
• † Sphincterochila baumbergeri <small>(Wenz, 1936)</small>
• Sphincterochila candidissima <small>(Draparnaud, 1801)</small>
• Sphincterochila cariosa <small>(Olivier, 1801)</small> – shell description
• Sphincterochila cariosula <small>(Michaud, 1833)</small>
• Sphincterochila chionudiscus <small>(Boettger, 1874)</small>
• Sphincterochila cyrenaica <small>Sturany, 1908</small>
• Sphincterochila debeauxi elevata <small>Pallary, 1910</small>
• Sphincterochila fimbriata <small>(Bourguignat, 1852)</small>
• Sphincterochila illicita <small>(Mousson, 1874)</small>
• Sphincterochila insularis <small>(Boettger, 1894)</small>
• † Sphincterochila jodoti <small>Rey, 1974</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana <small>Pallary, 1917</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana conica <small>Pallary, 1926</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana depressa <small>Pallary, 1926</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana major <small>Pallary, 1926</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana minor <small>Pallary, 1926</small>
• Sphincterochila maroccana tananensis <small>Pallary, 1917</small>
• Sphincterochila mixta <small>Kaltenbach, 1950</small>
• Sphincterochila pagodula <small>(Rutland, 1878)</small>
• Sphincterochila pagodula umbilicata <small>(Ruttland, 1878)</small>
• Sphincterochila pardoi <small>Llabador, 1950</small>
• Sphincterochila prophetarum <small>(Bourguignat, 1852)</small>
• Sphincterochila tunetana <small>(Pfeiffer, 1850)</small>
• Sphincterochila zonata <small>(Bourguignat, 1853)</small>

• Sphincterochila aharonii <small>(Kobelt, 1913)</small>: synonym of Leucochroa aharonii <small>Kobelt, 1913</small> (taxon inquirendum)
• Sphincterochila boissieri <small>(Charpentier, 1847)</small> – type species: synonym of Sphincterochila zonata zonata <small>(Bourguignat, 1853)</small>
• Sphincterochila corrugata <small>Pallary, 1917</small>: synonym of Albea mayrani var. corrugata <small>Pallary, 1917</small> (taxon inquirendum)
• Sphincterochila debeauxi <small>(Kobelt, 1881)</small>: synonym of Leucochroa debeauxi <small>Kobelt, 1881</small> (taxon inquirendum)
• Sphincterochila marteli <small>(Pallary, 1918)</small>: synonym of Albea marteli <small>Pallary, 1918</small> (taxon inquirendum)
• Sphincterochila mayrani <small>(Gassies, 1856)</small>: synonym of Albea mayrani <small>(Gassies, 1856)</small> (taxon inquirendum)
• Sphincterochila mayrani turrita <small>(Gassies, 1856)</small>
• Sphincterochila roumensiana <small>(Pallary, 1911)</small>: synonym of Albea roumensiana <small>Pallary, 1918</small> (taxon inquirednum)

Comparison of apertural views of shells of five Sphincterochila species:

References

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