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Architectonicidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Architectonicidae Gray
1938Architectonidae Turner p. 90
1947Architectonicidae Harris and Palmer p. 267
1957Architectonicidae Rivera p. 178
1964Architectonicidae Sohl p. 359
1984Architectonicidae Squires p. 19
1987Architectonicidae Squires p. 29
1988Architectonicidae Ponder and Warén p. 308
1988Architectonicidae Squires p. 11
1998Architectonicidae Beesley p. 861
1999Architectonicidae Squires p. 21
2001Architectonicidae Todd
2004Architectonicidae Harzhauser p. 143
2005Architectonicidae Rosenberg
2007Architectonicidae Wienrich and Janssen p. 726
2017Architectonicidae Bouchet et al. p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Architectonicidae Gray 1850
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G. Acutitectonica Habe 1961
G. Architectonica Röding 1798 [sundial]
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Subg. †Architectonica (Stellaxis) Dall 1892
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†Architectonica (Stellaxis) gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Stellaxis bicingulata Newton 1922
†Stellaxis bistriatus Deshayes 1832
†Stellaxis dunkeri Martin 1879
†Stellaxis ornatoparva Sacco 1896
†Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854
†Architectonica affinis Sowerby 1840
†Architectonica asseezi Adegoke 1977
†Architectonica bajaensis Perrilliat 2013
†Architectonica bieleri Perrilliat 2013
†Architectonica blanda Dall 1909
†Architectonica compressa Wiedey 1928
†Architectonica dehmi Abbass 1967
†Architectonica fungina Conrad 1833
†Architectonica gemma Holmes 1859
†Architectonica higazii Abbass 1967
†Architectonica hornii Gabb 1864
†Architectonica narica Vredenburg 1928
†Architectonica nitens Noetling 1901
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Invalid names: Architectonica catanesei Petuch 1994 [synonym], Solarium gatunense Toula 1909 [synonym], Solarium granosum Valenciennes 1832 [synonym], Solarium granulatum Lamarck 1822 [synonym], Solarium intraornatum White 1887 [synonym], Solarium quadriceps Hinds 1887 [synonym], Solarium quadriseriatum Sowerby 1850 [synonym], Solarium sexlineare Nelson 1870 [synonym], Solarium verrucosum Philippi 1849 [synonym], Solarium villarelloi Böse 1906 [synonym]
†Architectonica perdix Hinds 1844
†Architectonica simiensis Nelson 1925
†Architectonica sullana Olsson 1928
†Architectonica ullreyana Dickerson 1916
†Architectonica weaveri Dickerson 1913
Invalid names: Architectonica sexlinearis haughti Marks 1951 [synonym]
G. Basisulcata Melone and Taviani 1985
G. †Calodisculus Rehder 1935
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†Calodisculus retifera Dall 1892
G. †Dinaxis Dall 1895
G. Discotectonica Marwick 1931
G. †Disculus Deshayes 1863
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†Disculus disculus Deshayes 1863
G. †Eosolarium Chavan 1947
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†Eosolarium massei Chavan 1947
G. Granosolarium Sacco 1892
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†Granosolarium coffea Sohl 1964
†Granosolarium pulchrum Sowerby 1850
Invalid names: Claraxis Iredale 1936 [synonym]
G. Heliacus d'Orbigny 1842
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Subg. Heliacus (Astronacus) Woodring 1959
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Heliacus (Astronacus) planispira Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Subg. Heliacus (Grandeliacus) Iredale 1957
Subg. Heliacus (Heliacus) d'Orbigny 1842
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Heliacus bisulcatus d'Orbigny 1842
†Heliacus reticulatus Dockery 1993
†Heliacus variegatus Gmelin 1791
G. Mangonuia Mestayer 1930
G. †Margaritella Meek and Hayden 1860
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†Margaritella globosa Gabb 1864
†Margaritella kokeni Böhm 1891
†Margaritella stellata Guembel 1861
G. †Patulaxis Dall 1892
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†Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833
G. Philippia Gray 1847
G. Pseudomalaxis Fischer 1850
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Subg. †Pseudomalaxis (Platylaxis) Adegoke 1977
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†Pseudomalaxis caceresi Etayo-Serna 1979
†Pseudomalaxis pateriformis Stephenson 1955
Invalid names: Discosolis Dall 1892 [synonym]
G. Pseudotorinia Sacco 1892
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Invalid names: Awarua Mestayer 1930 [synonym], Punjabia Eames 1952 [synonym]
G. Psilaxis Woodring 1928
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†Rinaldoconchus ampezzanus Zardini 1980
G. Spirolaxis Monterosato 1913
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Subg. Spirolaxis (Aguayodiscus) Jaume and Borro 1946
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Subg. †Torinia (Climacopoma) Fischer 1884
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†Torinia budha Noetling 1895
G. Torinista Iredale 1936
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†Heliacus (Torinista) taverai Frassinetti and Covacevich 1981
G. †Wangaloa Maxwell 1992
Invalid names: Heliacinae Cotton and Godfrey 1933 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: The group shows various buccal and radular specializations for feeding on hexacorallian coelenterates such as stony corals, sea anemones, and zoanthids; browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Holocene or 235.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (1013 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Architectonicidae indet. (63528)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Belluno) Rinaldoconchus bieleri (207505)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Rinaldoconchus bieleri, Rinaldoconchus ampezzanus (38164)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Architectonica sp. (92998)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Architectonica planorbis (1858)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Indian Ocean Pseudomalaxis sp., Architectonicidae indet. (181562)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Margaritella globosa (167603)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Torinia amini (114798)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Granosolarium cretasteum (13946)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Architectonica veatchii (44232)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Solarium leviumbilicatum (209692)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Climacopoma quadrata (177758)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Architectonica sp. (7612)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Architectonica coffea (6660) Granosolarium coffea (7458 32139 32142) Granosolarium coffea, Heliacus reticulatus, Pseudomalaxis pateriformis (7456) Granosolarium coffea, Pseudomalaxis pateriformis (32140 32141) Pseudomalaxis pateriformis (7460)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Margaritella kokeni, Margaritella stellata (221859)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Pseudomalaxis ripleyana, Pseudomalaxis amplificata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Architectonia granulatocostata (28087) Architectonica granulatocostata (28084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Margaritella sp. (6157 6174 6175) Margaritella sp., Architectonica voragiformis (6176) Margaritella sp., Architectonica voragiformis, Pseudomalaxis sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pseudomalaxis patens (7482 7580)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Architectonica sp. (185368) Solariaxis templetoni (193033)