''Discotectonica'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod 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 † Amph ...
, 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:
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Discotectonica acutissima
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
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(Sowerby, 1914)
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Discotectonica alfi
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
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Thach, 2017
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Discotectonica discus
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''
Discotectonica nipponica
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
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Discotectonica petasus
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Tomlin, 1928)
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Discotectonica placentalis
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
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(Hinds, 1844)
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Discotectonica pseudoperspective
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
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(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
Events Pre-1600
*63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations.
* 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville.
* 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multipl ...
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