Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)   Maximum size:  45 mm shell diameter (Kay, 1979). Identification:  This is a large, top-shaped species with an enlarged marginal cord. It is light brown with interrupted spiral lines. Natural history:  According to Kay (1979), Architectonica perspectiva is found in sand at depths of 30-50 m (98-164 ft). However, shells have been dredged to 116 m (380 ft). (Severns, 2011) Distribution:  Molokai and Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  The illustration of this species on page 398 of Severns (2011) is of Heliacus areola, instead. The illustration of this species in Severns, 2000 is of Architectonica gualtierii. Photo:  Mike Severns: composite photo, same shell; 21 mm in diameter: incidental catch in shrimp trawl,116 m (380 ft); off north Molokai; from Bob Moffit of NOAA. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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