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 record, Sphincterochilidae are known from the upper Eocene to the Holocene.

Distribution

The distribution of Sphincterochilidae includes the western-Palearctic zone.

Taxonomy

The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

Genera

Genera within the family Sphincterochilidae include: Sphincterochilinae † Pseudoleptaxinae

Ecology

Sphincterochilidae land snails are xerothermophilous, i.e. they are well adapted to hot, arid places.