''Discotectonica'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Architectonicidae
Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia (= Allogastropoda) of the clade Heterobranchia.
The extinct families † Amphit ...
, the staircase shells or sundials.
[Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137662 on 2012-07-06]
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries and West African, in European waters (the Bay of Biscay) and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
Species within the genus ''Discotectonica'' include:
* ''
Discotectonica acutissima''
(Sowerby, 1914)
* ''
Discotectonica alfi''
Thach, 2017
* ''
Discotectonica discus''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''
Discotectonica nipponica''
(Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
* ''
Discotectonica petasus''
(Tomlin, 1928)
* ''
Discotectonica placentalis''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Discotectonica pseudoperspective''
(Brocchi, 1814)
References
* Bieler R. (1993). ''Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376
5 December page(s): 116
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.''
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Architectonicidae