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''Architectonica perspectiva'', whose
The snail is common in Indo-Pacific Asia and around India. The snail often lives among coral reefs, and enjoys sandy seafloors.
common name
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is the clear or perspective sundial shell, is a species
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of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
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. The snail is common in Indo-Pacific Asia and around India. The snail often lives among coral reefs, and enjoys sandy seafloors.
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* Architectonicidae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Heterobranchia-stub