Discotectonica
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| Genus: | Discotectonica Marwick, 1931
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Discotectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.[1]
Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.