Sphincterochila

Sphincterochila is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Sphincterochilidae.[2]

Sphincterochila
A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
A dorsal view of a live Sphincterochila candidissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Sphincterochilidae
Genus: Sphincterochila
Ancey, 1887[1]
Type species
Helix boissieri Charpentier, 1847
Synonyms[2]
  • Albea Pallary, 1910
  • Albea (Cariosula) Pallary, 1910
  • Albea (Sphincterochila) Ancey, 1887
  • Calcarina Moquin-Tandon, 1848
  • Candidissima Pallary, 1910
  • Leucochroa (Calcarina) Moquin-Tandon, 1848
  • Leucochroa (Sphincterochila) Ancey, 1887
  • Mima Westerlund, 1886
  • Rima Pallary, 1910
  • Sphincterochila (Albea) Pallary, 1910· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sphincterochila (Cariosula) Pallary, 1910· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sphincterochila (Cerigottella) E. Gittenberger, 1993· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sphincterochila (Rima) Pallary, 1910 (junior synonym)
  • Sphincterochila (Sphincterochila) Ancey, 1887 accepted, alternate representation
  • Sphincterochila (Zilchena) Forcart, 1972· accepted, alternate representation

Sphincterochila is the type genus of the family Sphincterochilidae.[3]

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

Species

Species in the genus Sphincterochila include:

Synonyms
  • Sphincterochila aharonii (Kobelt, 1913):[5] synonym of Leucochroa aharonii Kobelt, 1913 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sphincterochila boissieri (Charpentier, 1847) – type species:[4] synonym of Sphincterochila zonata zonata (Bourguignat, 1853)
  • Sphincterochila corrugata Pallary, 1917:[5] synonym of Albea mayrani var. corrugata Pallary, 1917 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sphincterochila debeauxi (Kobelt, 1881):[5] synonym of Leucochroa debeauxi Kobelt, 1881 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sphincterochila marteli (Pallary, 1918):[5] synonym of Albea marteli Pallary, 1918 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Sphincterochila mayrani (Gassies, 1856):[5] synonym of Albea mayrani (Gassies, 1856) (taxon inquirendum)
    • Sphincterochila mayrani turrita (Gassies, 1856)[5]
  • Sphincterochila roumensiana (Pallary, 1911):[5] synonym of Albea roumensiana Pallary, 1918 (taxon inquirednum)

Comparison of apertural views of shells of five Sphincterochila species:

References

  1. Ancey C. F. (1887). "Description of new genera or sub-genera of Helicidae". (Continued). The Conchologists’ Exchange 2(2): 22-23.
  2. 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
  3. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  4. Species in genus Sphincterochila (n=6). AnimalBase, accessed 10 April 2009.
  5. SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE. page 1 and page 2, Femorale, accessed 25 June 2011.
  6. Abbes I., Nouira S. & Neubert E. (2011). "Sphincterochilidae from Tunisia, with a note on the subgenus Rima Pallary, 1910 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". ZooKeys 151: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zookeys.151.2264.
  7. Steinberger Y. (1991). "Biology of Arid region Soils – Faunal Components". In J. Skujins (ed.). Semiarid Lands and Deserts: Soil Resource and Reclamation. Books in soils, plants and the environment. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. p. 187. ISBN 0-8247-8388-3.
  8. Shachak M.; Orr Y.; Steinberger Y. (1975). "Field observations on the natural history of Sphincterochila (S.) zonata (Bourguignat, 1853) (= S. boissieri Charpentier, 1847)". Argamon: Israel Journal of Malacology. Israel Malacology Society and Municipal Malacology Museum: Nahariya. 5 (1–4): 20–46. ISSN 0334-326X.
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