Architectonica perspectiva
A live individual of Architectonica perspectiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Architectonicoidea
Family:
Architectonicidae
Genus:
Architectonica
Species:
A. perspectiva
Binomial name
Architectonica perspectiva
Synonyms[1]

Solarium perspectivum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Architectonica perspectiva, whose common name is the clear or perspective sundial shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.

Description and habitat

The snails have a shell 5 to 7 centimeters in diameter. The cone-like shell coils up from a flat base. The spirals are composed of vibrant shades of black, white, and brown. The body and its tentacles are stripped as well to match the shell. Its operculum is made of a horn-like material.[2]

A shell of Architectonica perspectiva.

The snail is common in Indo-Pacific Asia and around India. The snail often lives among coral reefs, and enjoys sandy seafloors.[3]

Museum specimens. Naturalis

References

  1. ↑ "World Register of Marine Species". 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Clear sundial snails (Architectonica perspectiva) on the Shores of Singapore". www.wildsingapore.com. October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Architectonica perspectiva". Marine Biodiversity – Informatics for Kerala. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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