Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: "Lower Heterobranchia"
Superfamilia: Architectonicoidea
Familia: Architectonicidae
Genus: Discotectonica
Species (12):
Name
Discotectonica Marwick, 1931
Synonyms
Acutitectonica Habe, 1961
Russetia Garrard, 1961
References
Links
Discotectonica in the World Register of Marine Species
Discotectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.[1]
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries and West African, in European waters (the Bay of Biscay) and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
Species within the genus Discotectonica include:
Discotectonica acutissima (Sowerby, 1914)
Discotectonica alfi Thach, 2017
Discotectonica discus (Philippi, 1844)
Discotectonica nipponica (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
Discotectonica petasus (Tomlin, 1928)
Discotectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844)
Discotectonica pseudoperspective (Brocchi, 1814)
References
Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137662 on 2012-07-06
Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s): 116
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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