Architectonica gualtierii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.[2]
Architectonica gualtierii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Architectonicidae |
Genus: | Architectonica |
Species: | A. gualtierii
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Binomial name | |
Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993[1]
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Description
editArchitectonica gualtierii has a shell that reaches 61 mm.[3]
Distribution
editThis species can be found in the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa via Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam to eastern Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s): 66
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993. Accessed on 2018-11-03.
- ^ a b Hardy, E., 2018. Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes), accessed 2018-11-03.