Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Alternative spellings: Architectonica (Psilaxis), Philippia (Psilaxis)
Parent taxon: Architectonicidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gardner 1947, Ladd 1972 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutitectonica, Architectonica, Basisulcata, Calodisculus, Dinaxis, Discotectonica, Disculus, Eosolarium, Granosolarium, Heliacinae, Heliacus, Mangonuia, Margaritella, Patulaxis, Philippia, Pseudomalaxis, Pseudotorinia, Rinaldoconchus, Spirolaxis, Torinia, Torinista, Wangaloa
Subtaxa: Architectonica (Psilaxis) verecunda
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Germany (1), the Marshall Islands (2), United States (2: Florida)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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