Discotectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137662 on 2012-07-06
Distribution This genus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries and West African, in European waters (the Bay of Biscay) and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species Species within the genus Discotectonica include: Discotectonica acutissima (Sowerby, 1914) Discotectonica alfi Thach, 2017 † Discotectonica balcombensis (H. J. Finlay, 1927) Discotectonica discus (Philippi, 1844) † Discotectonica hokianga (Vella, 1954) † Discotectonica navidadensis Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1982 Discotectonica nipponica (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971) Discotectonica petasus (Tomlin, 1928) Discotectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844) † Discotectonica platyplagia (Dell, 1952) † Discotectonica plicatula (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832) † Discotectonica pseudoperspective (Brocchi, 1814) † Discotectonica semisquamosa (Bronn, 1831) † Discotectonica seniscula (Marwick, 1931) † Discotectonica squamogranosa (Chapple, 1941) † Discotectonica wangaloiformis Lozouet, 1999
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