Architectonica maculata
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| Shell of Architectonica maculata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Architectonica |
| Species: | A. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807)
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Architectonica maculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source](Original description of Solarium fragile in Latin) The shell is round and disk-shaped; the whorls are encircled by four rows of tubercles (small knobs); the uppermost and the lowermost are painted brown, while the middle ones are pearly. At the periphery it is angular and finely notched. The base is swollen. The umbilicus is open, surrounded by a ring of small, sharp white crenulations; the umbilical area is smooth; and the aperture is triangular.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This marine species has a wide distribution and can be found in Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia; also off Australia, the Solomon Islands and Hong Kong.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807). 10 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Taylor, J. D. & Shin, P. K. S. (1990). Trawl surveys of sublittoral gastropods in Tolo Channel and Mirs Bay; a record of change from 1976-1986. In: Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China (ed. Morton, B.). The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II, vol. 2, pp857-881. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.
External links
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