title: Tectus architectonicus
text: # Tectus architectonicus
  
  Tectus architectonicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  The imperforate, whitish shell has a conical shape. The whorls are flat, subimbricating, and longitudinally costate. The ribs are thick, rounded and subnodose. The base of the shell is flat, and concentrically strongly lirate. The columella is short, tortuous, and truncate anteriorly. The margin of the lips is fimbriated.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  The species occurs off Indo-Malaysia, Oceania, and Western Australia.
  
  