Adelphotectonica reevei

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Adelphotectonica reevei
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.228656 - Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862) - Architectonicidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
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A. reevei
Binomial name
Adelphotectonica reevei
(Hanley, 1862)
Synonyms [1]
  • Architectonica offlexaIredale, 1931
  • Architectonica reevei(Hanley, 1862)
  • Architectonica reevei venustaKuroda in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
  • Architectonica relataIredale, 1936
  • Solarium reeveiHanley, 1862

Adelphotectonica reevei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, known as the staircase shells or sundials. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bieler, R. (2011). Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585801 on 2012-08-04