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Architectonicidae,
* '' Adelphotectonica'' Bieler, 1987
* '' Aguayodiscus'' Jaume & Borro, 1946
* ''
common name
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the staircase shells or sundials, are a family
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of sea snail
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s, marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the informal group "Lower Heterobranchia" (= Allogastropoda) of the clade Heterobranchia
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.
The extinct families †Amphitomariidae Bandel, 1994 and †Cassianaxidae Bandel, 1996 belong to the same superfamily.
Genera
Genera within the family Architectonicidae include:
* '' Adelphotectonica'' Bieler, 1987
* '' Aguayodiscus'' Jaume & Borro, 1946
* ''Architectonica
''Architectonica'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Architectonicidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Architectonica:
* '' Architectonica arcana'' Bieler, 1993
...
'' Röding, 1798 – type genus
* '' Awarua'' Mestayer, 1930Mestayer (1930). ''Trans. New Zealand Inst.'' 61: 145.
* '' Basisulcata'' Melone & Taviani, 1985
* †'' Calodisculus'' Rehder, 1935
* †'' Climacopoma'' Fischer, 1885
* †'' Dinaxis'' Dall in Aldrich, 1895
* †''Discotectonica
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Marwick, 1931
* †'' Disculus'' Deshayes, 1863
* †'' Eosolarium'' Chavan, 1947
* †'' Ewekorolaxis'' Adegoke, 1977
* '' Grandeliacus'' Iredale, 1957 represented as ''Heliacus (Grandeliacus)'' Iredale, 1957 (alternate representation)
* †'' Granoheliacus'' Melone & Taviani, 1985
* †''Granosolarium
''Granosolarium'' is a genus of snail. It was named by Federico Sacco in 1892.
Name
''Granosolarium'' Sacco
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'' Sacco, 1892
* '' Gyriscus'' Tiberi, 1867
* '' Heliacus'' d'Orbigny
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, 1842
* †'' Intitectonica'' Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1984
* †'' Nigerialaxis'' Adegoke, 1977
* †'' Nipteraxis'' Cossmann, 1916
* †'' Nodosolarium'' Sacco, 1892
* '' Paurodiscus'' Rehder, 1935
* '' Philippia'' J. E. Gray, 1847
* †'' Platylaxis'' Adegoke, 1977
* '' Pseudomalaxis'' P. Fischer, 1885
* †'' Pseudotorinia'' Sacco, 1892
* '' Psilaxis'' Woodring, 1928
* '' †Punjabia'' Eames, 1952
* '' Pyrgoheliacus'' Bieler, 1987
* '' Redivivus''Melone & Taviani, 1985
* †'' Rinaldoconchus'' Bandel, 1988
* '' Solatisonax'' Iredale, 1931
* '' Spirolaxis'' di Monterosato, 1913
* †'' Stellaxis'' Dall, 1892
* '' Teretropoma'' Rochebrune, 1881 represented as ''Heliacus (Teretropoma)'' Rochebrune, 1881 (alternate representation)
* '' Torinista'' Iredale, 1936 represented as ''Heliacus (Torinista)'' Iredale, 1936 (alternate representation)
* †'' Trimalaxis'' Garvie, 1996
* †''Wangaloa
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'' Finlay, 1927
* '' Zerotula'' Finlay, 1927
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Acutitectonica'' Habe, 1961: synonym of ''Discotectonica
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Marwick, 1931
* ''Astronacus'' Woodring, 1959: synonym of '' Heliacus'' (Torinista) Iredale, 1936
* ''Claraxis'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Granosolarium
''Granosolarium'' is a genus of snail. It was named by Federico Sacco in 1892.
Name
''Granosolarium'' Sacco
Sacco may refer to:
* Sacco (clothing) (also Sakko), a type of jacket
* Sacco (river), a river of central Italy
* Sacco, Campania, a ...
'' Sacco, 1892
* ''Discosolis'' Dall, 1892: synonym of '' Pseudomalaxis'' P. Fischer, 1885
* ''Mangonuia'' Mestayer, 1930: synonym of '' Pseudomalaxis'' P. Fischer, 1885
* †''Patulaxis'' Dall, 1892: synonym of †'' Climacopoma'' Fischer, 1885
* ''Russetia'' Garrard, 1961: synonym of ''Discotectonica
''Discotectonica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R.; Gofas, S. (2012). Discotectonica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Marwick, 1931
* †''Solariaxis'' Dall, 1892 : synonym of ''Granosolarium
''Granosolarium'' is a genus of snail. It was named by Federico Sacco in 1892.
Name
''Granosolarium'' Sacco
Sacco may refer to:
* Sacco (clothing) (also Sakko), a type of jacket
* Sacco (river), a river of central Italy
* Sacco, Campania, a ...
'' Sacco, 1892
* ''Solarium'' Lamarck, 1799: synonym of ''Architectonica
''Architectonica'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Architectonicidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Architectonica:
* '' Architectonica arcana'' Bieler, 1993
...
'' Röding, 1798
* ''Torinia'' Gray, 1842 : synonym of '' Heliacus'' d'Orbigny, 1842
References
* Bieler R. (1993). ''Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1–376 * Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families.'' Malacologia 47(1–2): 1–397 * Marco Taviani, ''Revisione delle Architectonicidae del Mediterraneo''; Milano, 1984Further reading
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979External links
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