''Discotectonica'' is a
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gastropod
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Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
[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]
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
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Tomlin, 1928)
* ''
Discotectonica placentalis
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Discotectonica pseudoperspective
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Brocchi, 1814)
References
* Bieler R. (1993). ''Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376
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* 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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