''Sphincterochila'' is a

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of air-breathing

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s in the

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Sphincterochilidae 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). In the fossil re ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996739 on 2020-12-05 ''Sphincterochila'' is the

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of the family Sphincterochilidae. Species in the genus ''Sphincterochila'' are

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-adapted (adapted to living in very dry conditions).

Species

Species in the genus ''Sphincterochila'' include: * '' Sphincterochila baetica'' (Rossmässler, 1854)Small text''Species in genus Sphincterochila''
(n=6). AnimalBase, accessed 10 April 2009. * † '' Sphincterochila baumbergeri'' (Wenz, 1936) * ''

Sphincterochila candidissima ''Sphincterochila candidissima'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila candidissima (Dra ...

'' (Draparnaud, 1801)Small textAbbes I., Nouira S. & Neubert E. (2011). "Sphincterochilidae from Tunisia, with a note on the subgenus ''Rima'' Pallary, 1910 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". ''

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Sphincterochila cariosula ''Sphincterochila cariosula'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila cariosula (Michaud, 1833). Accessed throu ...

'' (Michaud, 1833) * '' Sphincterochila chionudiscus'' (Boettger, 1874) * '' Sphincterochila cyrenaica'' Sturany, 1908 ** ''Sphincterochila debeauxi elevata'' Pallary, 1910 * '' Sphincterochila fimbriata'' (Bourguignat, 1852) * '' Sphincterochila illicita'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Sphincterochila insularis'' (Boettger, 1894) * † '' Sphincterochila jodoti'' Rey, 1974 * '' 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 mixta'' Kaltenbach, 1950 * ''

Sphincterochila pagodula ''Sphincterochila'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Rutland, 1878) ** ''Sphincterochila pagodula umbilicata'' (Ruttland, 1878) * ''

Sphincterochila pardoi ''Sphincterochila'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' Llabador, 1950 * ''

Sphincterochila prophetarum ''Sphincterochila prophetarum'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae. Distribution The species occurs in Egypt (northeastern Egypt and Sinai Peninsula), southern I ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1852) * ''

Sphincterochila tunetana ''Sphincterochila'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''

Sphincterochila zonata ''Sphincterochila zonata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila zonata (Bourguignat, 1853). Accessed through: ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1853) ;Synonyms: * ''Sphincterochila aharonii'' (Kobelt, 1913):''SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE''
page 1 and page 2, Femorale, accessed 25 June 2011. synonym of '' Leucochroa aharonii'' Kobelt, 1913 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sphincterochila boissieri'' (Charpentier, 1847) – type species: synonym of '' Sphincterochila zonata zonata'' (Bourguignat, 1853) * ''Sphincterochila corrugata'' Pallary, 1917: synonym of ''Albea mayrani var. corrugata'' Pallary, 1917 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sphincterochila debeauxi'' (Kobelt, 1881): synonym of Leucochroa debeauxi Kobelt, 1881 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sphincterochila marteli'' (Pallary, 1918): synonym of '' Albea marteli'' Pallary, 1918 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Sphincterochila mayrani'' (Gassies, 1856): synonym of '' Albea mayrani'' (Gassies, 1856) (taxon inquirendum) ** ''Sphincterochila mayrani turrita'' (Gassies, 1856) * ''Sphincterochila roumensiana'' (Pallary, 1911): synonym of '' Albea roumensiana'' Pallary, 1918 (taxon inquirednum) Comparison of apertural views of shells of five ''Sphincterochila'' species: File:Sphincterochila baetica shell.jpg, '' Sphincterochila baetica'' File:Sphincterochila boissieri shell 2.jpg, ''

Sphincterochila boissieri ''Sphincterochila zonata zonata'' is a subspecies of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphincterochila zonata zonata (Bourguignat, 1853). ...

'' File:Sphincterochila candidissima.jpg, ''

'' File:Sphincterochila cariosula shell.jpg, ''

'' File:Sphincterochila prophetarum shell.jpg, ''

References

External links

* . * . * . * http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=678 Sphincterochilidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey {{Heterobranchia-stub