Sphincterochila candidissima | |
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A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima | |
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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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]
This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta and other areas.
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]
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