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Architectonica (Stellaxis)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Stellaxis was named by Dall (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 700].

It was reranked as Architectonica (Stellaxis) by Turner (1938), Harris and Palmer (1947), Rivera (1957), Woodring (1959), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988) and Squires and Demetrion (1992).

It was assigned to Architectonica by Turner (1938), Harris and Palmer (1947), Rivera (1957), Woodring (1959), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988) and Squires and Demetrion (1992); and to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum, Architectonica (Stellaxis) cognata, Architectonica (Stellaxis) gabrielensis, Stellaxis bicingulata, Stellaxis bistriatus, Stellaxis dunkeri, Stellaxis oligostriatum, Stellaxis ornatoparva
Species lacking formal opinion data
Architectonica aldrichi, Architectonica bellistriata, Architectonica bicingulata, Architectonica billmoorei, Architectonica caelatura, Architectonica chipolana, Architectonica congnata, Architectonica cossmanni, Architectonica distinguinda, Architectonica fimbriaea, Architectonica geminicostata, Architectonica granulosa, Architectonica huppertzi, Architectonica marthae, Architectonica marwicki, Architectonica nomurai, Architectonica obtusa, Architectonica obtusa, Architectonica planiformis, Architectonica plicata, Architectonica plicatula, Architectonica prosemisquamosa, Architectonica reklawensis, Architectonica semidecussata, Architectonica simplex, Architectonica simplex, Architectonica textilina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Stellaxis Dall
1938Architectonica (Stellaxis) Turner p. 90
1947Architectonica (Stellaxis) Harris and Palmer p. 276
1957Architectonica (Stellaxis) Rivera p. 178
1959Architectonica (Stellaxis) Woodring p. 162
1984Architectonica (Stellaxis) Squires p. 19
1987Architectonica (Stellaxis) Squires p. 29
1988Architectonica (Stellaxis) Squires p. 11
1992Architectonica (Stellaxis) Squires and Demetrion p. 34
2002Stellaxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusArchitectonicaRöding 1798
subgenusStellaxis(Dall 1892)

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California) Architectonica cognata (5502)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Architectonica cognata (122656 178748)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Architectonica cognata (5496)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Stellaxis bistriatus (3267) Stellaxis pulcher (3260 8050 76601)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Architectonica cognata (8011 200143 200144)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Architectonica cognata (200883)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Architectonica cognata (207113)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Architectonica cognata (200870 200874 201033)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Stellaxis bicingulata (51237 51239 51240 51241 51242 51243 51244 51245 51246)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Stellaxis pulcher (8047)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Architectonica cognata (5532 5541 5542 8012 8013 200712 200838 200842 200845 201695 201699 201700 207176 207187 207188 207189)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Architectonica alveata (2411 90455 90888 205421 205436 205440 205454 205478 205479 205496 205503 205527 205532 205537) Architectonica alveatum (205356) Architectonica reklawensis (205520 205533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Architectonica alveata (1454)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Xenophora dunkeri (70102)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Tamaulipas) Architectonica alveata (42980 42983 42984)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9USA (California) Architectonica cognata (37928)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Architectonica alveata (92355)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Architectonica alveata (5321 81266 81278 90600 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Architectonica alveata (90708 164232)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Architectonica alveata (205267 205422 205429 205430 205480 205481 205483 205515 205531)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Architectonica alveata (90305 92303 92374 92387 98787 205501)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Architectonica alveata (92282)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Architectonica alveata (98687)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Architectonica alveata (42533 42534)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Architectonica gabrielensis (3315)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Architectonica alveata (43057)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Architectonica alveata (42840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Stellaxis cognata (193039)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Xenophora dunkeri (81717)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Xenophora dunkeri (70077 70098 70099 70100)