Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Alternative spelling: Solarium (Granosolarium)
Synonym: Claraxis Iredale 1936
Parent taxon: Architectonicidae according to R. Bieler and R. E. Petit 2005
See also Dockery 1993, Maxwell 1978, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acutitectonica, Architectonica, Basisulcata, Calodisculus, Dinaxis, Discotectonica, Disculus, Eosolarium, Heliacinae, Heliacus, Mangonuia, Margaritella, Patulaxis, Philippia, Pseudomalaxis, Pseudotorinia, Psilaxis, Rinaldoconchus, Spirolaxis, Torinia, Torinista, Wangaloa
Subtaxa: Granosolarium coffea Granosolarium pulchrum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Italy (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (6)
• Paleocene of Mexico (1)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1), Mexico (1), United States (7: Mississippi)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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