Tectus architectonicus

Tectus architectonicus
Drawing: an apertural view of a shell of Tectus architectonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Tectus
Species: T. architectonicus
Binomial name
Tectus architectonicus
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Pyramis architectonicus Adams, A. 1853
  • Tectus (Tectus) architectonicus (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Trochus architectonicus (A. Adams, 1853)

Tectus architectonicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Description

The imperforate, whitish shell has a conical shape. The whorls are flat, subimbricating, and longitudinally costate. The ribs are thick, rounded and subnodose. The base of the shell is flat, and concentrically strongly lirate. The columella is short, tortuous, and truncate anteriorly. The margin of the lips is fimbriated.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs off Indo-Malaysia, Oceania, and Western Australia.

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