Architectonica laevigata
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| Architectonica laevigata | |
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| Shell of Architectonica laevigata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Architectonica |
| Species: | A. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Architectonica laevigata (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solarium laevigatum Lamarck, 1816 | |
Architectonica laevigata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials. [1]
The diameter of the shell attains 30 mm.[2]
