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Architectonica (sundial)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Architectonica was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Architectoma by Gray (1847); it was misspelled as Architectonia by Mörch (1875), Stewart (1927), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Mukerjee (1939), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1948), Haas (1952), Rivera (1957), MacNeil (1960), Weisbord (1962), Sohl (1964), Abbass (1967), Ladd (1972), Perrilliat (1972), Marasti (1973), Moore (1976), Adegoke (1977), Ladd (1982), Squires (1984), Perrilliat (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Robba et al. (1989), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Squires (1999), Todd (2001), Sepkoski (2002), Harzhauser (2004), Bieler and Petit (2005), Wienrich and Janssen (2007) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Architectonidae by Turner (1938); to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Architectonicidae by Gray (1847), Mörch (1875), Stewart (1927), Oostingh (1935), Mukerjee (1939), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1948), Haas (1952), Rivera (1957), MacNeil (1960), Weisbord (1962), Sohl (1964), Abbass (1967), Ladd (1972), Perrilliat (1972), Marasti (1973), Moore (1976), Adegoke (1977), Ladd (1982), Squires (1984), Perrilliat (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Robba et al. (1989), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Squires (1999), Todd (2001), Harzhauser (2004), Bieler and Petit (2005), Wienrich and Janssen (2007) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Species
A. (Adelphotectonica), A. (Architectonica), A. (Granosolarium), A. (Solariaxis), A. (Stellaxis), A. (Stellaxis) elaborata, A. acuta, A. affinis, A. alabamensis, A. amoena, A. asseezi, A. bajaensis, A. bellastriata, A. bieleri, A. blanda, A. carocollata, A. chiraensis, A. compressa, A. dehmi, A. fungina, A. gemma, A. higazii, A. hornii, A. jabonillensis, A. mainwaringi, A. meekana, A. narica, A. nigeriensis, A. nitens, A. nobilis (syn. Solarium sexlineare, Solarium granosum, Solarium granulatum, Solarium quadriceps, Solarium verrucosum, Solarium quadriseriatum, Solarium intraornatum, Solarium gatunense, A. catanesei, Solarium villarelloi), A. perdix, A. perspectiva, A. saghaensis, A. simiensis, A. sullana, A. tuberculata, A. ullreyana, A. veatchii, A. weaveri
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. aldrichi, A. bellistriata, A. bicingulata, A. billmoorei, A. caelatura, A. chipolana, A. congnata, A. cossmanni, A. distinguinda, A. fimbriaea, A. geminicostata, A. granulosa, A. huppertzi, A. marthae, A. marwicki, A. nomurai, A. obtusa, A. obtusa, A. planiformis, A. plicata, A. plicatula, A. prosemisquamosa, A. reklawensis, A. semidecussata, A. simplex, A. simplex, A. textilina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Architectonica Röding p. 78
1847Architectoma Gray p. 151
1875Architectonia Mörch p. 154
1927Architeconica Stewart p. 343
1935Architectonica Oostingh p. 37
1938Architectonica Turner p. 90
1939Architectonica Mukerjee p. 34
1947Architectonica Gardner p. 586
1947Architectonica Harris and Palmer p. 267
1948Architectonica Gardner p. 199
1952Architectonium Haas p. 115
1957Architectonica Rivera p. 178
1960Architectonica MacNeil p. 38
1962Architectonica Weisbord p. 152
1964Architectonica Sohl p. 359
1967Architectonica Abbass p. 32
1972Architectonica Ladd p. 18
1972Architectonica Perrilliat p. 35
1973Architectonica Marasti p. 86
1976Architectonica Moore p. 29
1977Architectonica Adegoke p. 121
1982Architectonica Ladd p. 31
1984Architectonica Squires p. 19
1987Architectonica Perrilliat p. 13
1987Architectonica Squires p. 29
1988Architectonica Squires p. 11
1989Architectonica Robba et al. p. 74
1992Architectonica Squires and Demetrion p. 34
1999Architectonica Squires p. 21
2001Architectonica Todd
2002Architectonica Sepkoski
2004Architectonica Harzhauser p. 143
2005Architectonica Bieler and Petit p. 10
2007Architectonica Wienrich and Janssen p. 726
2009Architectonica Harzhauser et al. p. 355

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

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.

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], Architectonica sexlinearis haughti Marks 1951 [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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height13.30

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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 166.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 163.5 Ma

Collections (843 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Architectonica sp. (92998)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Architectonica planorbis (1858)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Architectonica veatchii (44232)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Architectonica sp. (7612)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Architectonia granulatocostata (28087) Architectonica granulatocostata (28084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Architectonica voragiformis (6171 6176)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Architectonica sp. (185368) Solariaxis templetoni (193033)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0South Africa Architectonica sp. (66072)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Architectonica sp. (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Architectonica sp. (4525 7526 205541) Architectonica voragiformis (7570)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Architectonica sp. (4111)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Architectonica sp. (4177)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Architectonica granulatocostata (27822)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Architectonica sp. (4436 4438 4482 4491)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Texas) Architectonica sp. (84474 86406)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) Architectonica form B, Architectonica form A (83135)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Architectonica montensis (3118)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Puerto Rico Architectonica sp. (87547)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Architectonica phoenicea (85315 91778 91855 98701 205261) Architectonica planiformis, Architectonica phoenicea (91893) Architectonica sp. (84467 205220)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Texas) Architectonica bimixta, Architectonica planiformis (99071)