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: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259808 on 2020-12-05 It inhabits the Negev desert in Israel. It has been described as a synonym for a sister species, S. boissieri, based on initial discoveries of the species by Bourguignat in 1853,Bourguignat J.R. (1853) “Description de quelques coquilles provenant de Syrie.” Journal de Conchyliologie. 4: 69-74. though this is not entirely clear throughout current literature. Subspecies : Sphincterochila zonata filia (Mousson, 1861) shell photo 1, shell photo 2, shell drawing (figure 70–71.) Sphincterochila zonata zonata (Bourguignat, 1853) (synonym: Helix boissieri Charpentier, 1847)
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