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

[2] 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 in the genus Sphincterochila include: Comparison of apertural views of shells of five Sphincterochila species: