Architectonica
Architectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Sundial
speciesArchitectonica nobilis
Clear Sundial
speciesArchitectonica perspectiva
Architectonica perdix
speciesArchitectonica perdix
Architectonica modesta
speciesArchitectonica modesta
smooth sundial
speciesArchitectonica laevigata
giant sundial
speciesArchitectonica maxima
Architectonica trochlearis
speciesArchitectonica trochlearis
Architectonica taylori
speciesArchitectonica taylori
Architectonica gualtierii
speciesArchitectonica gualtierii
Architectonica maculata
speciesArchitectonica maculata
Architectonica purpurata
speciesArchitectonica purpurata
Architectonica grandiosa
speciesArchitectonica grandiosa
Architectonica karsteni
speciesArchitectonica karsteni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 246456.