Architectonica (Stellaxis) gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946 (sundial)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126

Belongs to Architectonica (Stellaxis) according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946

Sister taxa: Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum, Architectonica (Stellaxis) cognata, Stellaxis bicingulata, Stellaxis bistriatus, Stellaxis dunkeri, Stellaxis oligostriatum, Stellaxis ornatoparva

Type specimen: CAS 34954, a shell. Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UC S60

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