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Architectonicidae

Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia (= Allogastropoda) of the clade Heterobranchia.

The extinct families † Amphitomariidae Bandel, 1994 and † Cassianaxidae Bandel, 1996 belong to the same superfamily.

Genera

Genera within the family Architectonicidae include:

Synonyms

  • Acutitectonica <small>Habe, 1961</small>: synonym of Discotectonica <small>Marwick, 1931</small>
  • Aguayodiscus <small>Jaume & Borro, 1946</small>: synonym of Spirolaxis <small>Monterosato, 1913</small>
  • Astronacus <small>Woodring, 1959</small>: synonym of Heliacus (Torinista) <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
  • Awarua <small>Mestayer, 1930</small>: synonym of Pseudotorinia <small>Sacco, 1892</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Claraxis <small>Iredale, 1936</small>: synonym of Granosolarium <small>Sacco, 1892</small>
  • Discosolis <small>Dall, 1892</small>: synonym of Pseudomalaxis <small>P. Fischer, 1885</small>
  • Grandeliacus <small>Iredale, 1957</small>: synonym of Heliacus <small>Iredale, 1957</small> (alternate representation)
  • †Granoheliacus <small>Melone & Taviani, 1985</small>; synonym of Solatisonax <small>Iredale, 1931</small>
  • Gyriscus <small>Tiberi, 1867</small>: synonym of Heliacus (Gyriscus) <small>Tiberi, 1867</small> represented as Heliacus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1842</small>
  • Mangonuia <small>Mestayer, 1930</small>: synonym of Pseudomalaxis <small>P. Fischer, 1885</small>
  • †Patulaxis <small>Dall, 1892</small>: synonym of † Climacopoma <small>Fischer, 1885</small>
  • Paurodiscus <small>Rehder, 1935</small>: synonym of Spirolaxis <small>Monterosato, 1913</small>
  • Pyrgoheliacus <small>Bieler, 1987</small>: synonym of Heliacus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1842</small>
  • Redivivus <small>Melone & Taviani, 1985</small>: synonym of Solatisonax <small>Iredale, 1931</small>
  • Russetia <small>Garrard, 1961</small>: synonym of Discotectonica <small>Marwick, 1931</small>
  • †Solariaxis <small>Dall, 1892</small>: synonym of Granosolarium <small>Sacco, 1892</small>
  • Solarium <small>Lamarck, 1799</small>: synonym of Architectonica <small>Röding, 1798</small>
  • Teretropoma <small>Rochebrune, 1881</small>: synonym of Heliacus (Teretropoma) <small>Rochebrune, 1881</small> (alternate representation) represented as Heliacus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1842</small>
  • Torinia <small>Gray, 1842</small>: synonym of Heliacus <small>d'Orbigny, 1842</small>
  • Torinista <small>Iredale, 1936</small>: synonym of Heliacus (Torinista) Iredale, 1936 (alternate representation) represented as Heliacus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1842</small> (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, Error for Torinista)
  • Tornista [sic] : synonym of Torinia <small>J. E. Gray, 1842</small>: synonym of Heliacus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1842</small> (Error for Torinia <small>Gray, 1842</small>)

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, 1984

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