Architectonica gualtierii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Architectonica |
| Species: | A. gualtierii
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| Binomial name | |
| Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993[1]
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Description edit
Architectonica gualtierii has a shell that reaches 61 mm.[3]
Distribution edit
This species can be found in the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa via Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam to eastern Australia.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s): 66
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993. Accessed on 2018-11-03.
- ^ a b Hardy, E., 2018. Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes), accessed 2018-11-03.
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