Sundial snail, Architectonica perspectiva, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk of the family Architectonicidae, known as the staircase shells or sundials, found in the Indo-Pacific. Its shell is low and broadly conical with a wide, deep umbilicus at its base whose spiraling internal whorls resemble a staircase, the feature that gives the family its common names, and like related sundial snails it preys on other invertebrates such as sea anemones and corals.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameArchitectonica perspectiva 4 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Architectonica perspectiva
In Biome
Source SeaLifeBase: Architectonica perspectiva summary
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Sundial SnailDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Papua New Guinea", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "World Register of Marine Species"
Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Architectonica perspectiva summary
SeaLifeBaseBiology
In general, members of the family Architectonicidae are carnivores (Ref. 67623 ).
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
View the Source 2. World Register of Marine Species: WoRMS: Architectonica perspectiva
World Register of Marine SpeciesEnvironment flagsQuote, Environment flags
"isMarine": 1, "isBrackish": 0, "isFreshwater": 0, "isTerrestrial": 0
3. Architectonica perspectiva (Wikipedia)
Lead, living organismQuote, Lead, living organism
Architectonica perspectiva, whose common name is the clear or perspective sundial shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Architectonica perspectiva
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Architectonica perspectiva"
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