Architectonica maxima: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Family
Architectonicidae
Genus
Architectonica
Species
Architectonica maxima
Scientific Name
Architectonica maxima

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Architectonica maxima

Architectonica maxima, the giant sundial, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials.

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Architectonica maxima in languages:

Chinese
巨車輪螺
Czech
solárka velká
English
giant sundial
Japanese
マキミゾグルマ

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