Sphincterochila_baetica

<i>Sphincterochila baetica</i>

Sphincterochila baetica

Species of gastropod

Sphincterochila baetica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.

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Distribution

This species occurs in Spain, Morocco, and Algeria.[1]

Shell description

The shell is globose, solid, whitish ash-color. The shell has 5 whorls which are very slowly increasing, the upper ones carious-rugulose, the penultimate about as broad as the last. The last whorl is more or less angulated on the periphery, and rounded in front.[1]

The aperture is widely lunate, angulated exteriorly. The peristome is internally sublabiate.[1]

The width of the shell is 25 mm.[1]

  • Apical view of the shell of Sphincterochila baetica.
  • Basal view of the shell ofSphincterochila baetica.

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[1]

  1. [1]
    Tryon G. W. (1887). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Volume 3. Helicidae - Volume I. page 11.
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