Architectonica karsteni

Architectonica karsteni
Shell of Architectonica karsteni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Architectonicidae
Genus:	Architectonica
Species:	A. karsteni
Binomial name
Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934
Synonyms
Architectonica nobilis karsteni Rutsch, 1934 (original rank)

Architectonica karsteni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, which are known as the staircase shells or sundials. ^[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 35.2 mm, its height 23.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found off Venezuela.

References

1. Architectonica karsteniRutsch, 1934. 9 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

• Rutsch R. (1934). Die Gastropoden aus dem Neogen der Punta Gavilan in Nord-Venezuela. Abhandlungen der Schweizerischen Palaeontologischen Gesellschaft. 54: 1-88, pls 1-7.
• Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF. 30: 1-376.
• Asorey, C. M.; Sellanes, J.; Easton, E. E.; Bieler, R.; Mecho, A. (2020). Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934 (Gastropoda: Architectonicidae) in seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park: First record in Chilean waters since the Miocene. The Nautilus. 134 (2): 61-70.

External links

• DeVries, T.J. (1985). "Architectonica (Architectonica) karsteni (Rutsch, 1934): A Neogene and Recent offshore contemporary of A. (Architectonica) nobilis Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Mesogastropoda)". The Veliger. 27 (3).
• Nielsen, S. N. & Frassinetti, D. (2007). "The Miocene Architectonicidae (Gastropoda) of Chile". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 81 (3): 293.