Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Alternative spelling: Heliacus (Torinista)
Parent taxon: Architectonicidae according to R. Bieler and R. E. Petit 2005
See also Covacevich and Frassinetti 1986, Darragh 2017, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1981 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acutitectonica, Architectonica, Basisulcata, Calodisculus, Dinaxis, Discotectonica, Disculus, Eosolarium, Granosolarium, Heliacinae, Heliacus, Mangonuia, Margaritella, Patulaxis, Philippia, Pseudomalaxis, Pseudotorinia, Psilaxis, Rinaldoconchus, Spirolaxis, Torinia, Wangaloa
Subtaxa: Heliacus (Torinista) australe Heliacus (Torinista) darraghi Heliacus (Torinista) dorsuosum Heliacus (Torinista) taverai
Type: Solarium dorsuosum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Panama (2 collections)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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