Architectonica grandiosa
| Architectonica grandiosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Architectonica |
| Species: | A. grandiosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Architectonica grandiosa Iredale, 1931
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| Synonyms | |
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Solarium grandiosum (Iredale, 1931). | |
Architectonica grandiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials. [1]
Description
[edit]The diameter of the shell attains 45 mm, its height 20 mm. The shell is large for this family and the adult shell has whorls with nodulose spiral cords at top and bottom, the nodules of only the lower cord becoming weaker with growth; cords are white or alternating white and brown.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia
References
[edit]- ^ Architectonica grandiosaIredale, 1931. 9 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Architectonica grandiosa". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- Bayer, C. 1940. Catalogue of the Solariidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. I. Solarium s.s. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 22: 223-256
- Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF. 30: 1-376.
External links
[edit]- Iredale, T. (1931). "Australian molluscan notes. No I" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 18 (4).
- Garrard, T.A. (1978). "A revision of Australian Architectonicidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca)". Records of the Australian Museum. 31 (13).
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