Discotectonica
# Discotectonica

Discotectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.

## 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 discus (Philippi, 1844)
* Discotectonica nipponica (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
* Discotectonica petasus (Tomlin, 1928)
* Discotectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844)
* Discotectonica pseudoperspective (Brocchi, 1814)
