Sphincterochila candidissima

Sphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.^[2]

Apertural view of a shell of Sphincterochila candidissima

Drawing of apertural, basal and apical view of a shell of Sphincterochila candidissima

Sphincterochila candidissima
A lateral view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
A dorsal view of a live individual of Sphincterochila candidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Sphincterochilidae
Genus:	Sphincterochila
Species:	S. candidissima
Binomial name
Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801)[1]
Synonyms
Albea candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded generic combination) Helix candidissima Draparnaud, 1801 Leucochroa candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) Leucochroa liedtkei Kobelt, 1903 (junior synonym) Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) alternate representation Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801) (superseded combination)

Subspecies

• Sphincterochila candidissima crassa (Pallary, 1926)

Distribution

This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta and other areas.

Shell description

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]