Architectonica perspectiva

Architectonica perspectiva
Architectonica perspectiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Architectonica
Species:
A. perspectiva
Binomial name
Architectonica perspectiva
Synonyms
  • Architectonica perspectiva fressa Iredale, 1936 junior subjective synonym
  • Solarium (Architectonica) hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1863
  • Solarium (Architectonica) trisulcatum Jousseaume, 1877
  • Solarium australe R. A. Philippi, 1849
  • Solarium cumingii Hanley, 1862
  • Solarium formosum Hinds, 1844
  • Solarium fuliginosum Hinds, 1845
  • Solarium hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1863
  • Solarium incisum R. A. Philippi, 1849 junior subjective synonym
  • Solarium maculatum Reeve, 1848
  • Solarium perspectivum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Solarium perspectivum var. heurni C. Bayer, 1940 junior subjective synonym
  • Solarium striatum J. E. Gray, 1850 junior subjective synonym
  • Solarium trisulcatum Jousseaume, 1877
  • Solarium zonatum R. A. Philippi, 1849 junior subjective synonym
  • Trochus perspectivus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

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.

Subspecies and variety
  • Architectonica perspectiva fressa Iredale, 1936: synonym of Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Architectonica perspectiva var. modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849): synonym of Architectonica modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (superseded rank)