Architectonica laevigata

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]

Architectonica laevigata
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
Solarium laevigatum Lamarck, 1816

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 30 mm.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species can be found in tropical and warm-temperate regions in the Central and Eastern Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea, off the Philippines; also off Queensland, Australia.