Architectonica modesta

Architectonica modesta
Shell of Architectonica modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Architectonica
Species:
A. modesta
Binomial name
Architectonica modesta
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Architectonica perspectiva var. modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849) superseded rank
  • Solarium modestum R. A. Philippi, 1849 superseded combination

Architectonica modesta, the giant sundial, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.

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