Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Alternative spelling: Architectonica (Discotectonica)
Parent taxon: Architectonicidae according to R. Bieler and R. E. Petit 2005
See also Covacevich and Frassinetti 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutitectonica, Architectonica, Basisulcata, Calodisculus, Dinaxis, Disculus, Eosolarium, Granosolarium, Heliacinae, Heliacus, Mangonuia, Margaritella, Patulaxis, Philippia, Pseudomalaxis, Pseudotorinia, Psilaxis, Rinaldoconchus, Spirolaxis, Torinia, Torinista, Wangaloa
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Chile (1), New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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