Architectonica perspectiva
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
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| image = Architectonica perspectiva S4-01.jpg
| image_caption = Architectonica perspectiva
| taxon = Architectonica perspectiva
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
| synonyms_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215169|title=World Register of Marine Species|year=2009|accessdate=14 March 2010}}
| synonyms = Solarium perspectivum (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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.
Description and habitat
The snails have a shell 5 to 7 centimeters in diameter. The cone-like shell coils up from a flat base. The spirals are composed of vibrant shades of black, white, and brown. The body and its tentacles are striped as well to match the shell. Its operculum is made of a horn-like material.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mollusca/gastropoda/architectonicidae/perspectiva.htm|title=Clear sundial snails (Architectonica perspectiva) on the Shores of Singapore|date=October 2016|website=www.wildsingapore.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072636/http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mollusca/gastropoda/architectonicidae/perspectiva.htm|archive-date=7 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-02-07}}File:Architectonica_perspectiva_01.JPG The snail is common in Indo-Pacific Asia and around India. The snail often lives among coral reefs, and enjoys sandy seafloors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralamarinelife.in/view.aspx?searchid=1122|title=Architectonica perspectiva|website=Marine Biodiversity – Informatics for Kerala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207073306/http://www.keralamarinelife.in/view.aspx?searchid=1122|archive-date=7 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-02-07}}File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.228360 - Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758) - Architectonicidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
References
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External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=319|title=Architectonica perspectiva|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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