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Architectonica

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Architectonica
shell Architectonica perspectiva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Architectonicoidea
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Architectonica
Röding, 1798
Synonyms[1]
  • Solarium Lamarck, 1799 junior subjective synonym
  • Solarium (Architectonica) Röding, 1798 (Solarium is an objective synonym of Architectonica)
  • Solarium (Solarium) Lamarck, 1799
  • Trochus (Solarium) Lamarck, 1799
  • Verticillus Jousseaume, 1888 (invalid; non Verticillus Moquin-Tandon, 1848)
Drawing of the animal in Architectonida
Architectonica perspectiva

Architectonica is a genus of sea snails in the family Architectonicidae. [1]

Characteristics

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(Described as Solarium) The shell is depressed-conic and is angular at the periphery. The aperture is subquadrangular, and the lip is simple. The umbilicus has crenulated margins.It is spiral, wide, and perspective. The shells are beautifully sculptured.

The animal has a large foot, which is notched in front and has a very pronounced marginal fold. The head is large, and is furnished with two tentacles which are short, thick, cylindrical, and folded, with the suture below. The eyes are located on swellings near the outer bases of the tentacles. The gill-cavity is divided by a longitudinal fold. [2]

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Architectonica:[3]

Architectonica (Maxima-group) consobrina
Architectonica plicata, a fossil species from the London Clay, Eocene; Barton cliff, Hampshire, England

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use [4]

Species in the genus Architectonica include:

Synonyms

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  • Architectonica biangulatum (Gray, 1826): synonym of Solarium biangulatum J. E. Gray, 1826 (nomen dubium)
  • † Architectonica carocollata (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of † Simplexollata carocollata (Lamarck, 1822) (superseded combination)
  • Architectonica gothica Röding, 1798: synonym of Heliacus (Grandeliacus) stramineus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Architectonica granulata (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
  • Architectonica impressum (Nevill, 1869): synonym of Ethminolia impressa (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)
  • Architectonica krebsii Mörch, 1875: synonym of Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875) (basionym)
  • Architectonica kuroharai Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of Adelphotectonica kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
  • † Architectonica marwicki R. S. Allan, 1926: synonym of † Granosolarium marwicki (R. S. Allan, 1926) (superseded combination)
  • † Architectonica millegranum (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Granosolarium millegranum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • † Architectonica millegranum subcanaliculatum (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Granosolarium millegranum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Architectonica nomotoi Kosuge, 1979: synonym of Adelphotectonica nomotoi (Kosuge, 1979)
  • Architectonica offlexa Iredale, 1931: synonym of Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862)
  • Architectonica pentacyclota Azuma, 1973: synonym of Adelphotectonica kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
  • Architectonica peracuta (Dall, 1889): synonym of Discotectonica discus (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Architectonica picta (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807)
  • Architectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Discotectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844)
  • † Architectonica pseudoperspectiva (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of † Discotectonica pseudoperspective (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Architectonica radialis Dall, 1908: synonym of Solatisonax radialis (Dall, 1908)
  • Architectonica radiata Röding, 1798: synonym of Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
  • Architectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862): synonym of Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862)
  • Architectonica relata Iredale, 1936: synonym of Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862)
  • † Architectonica simplex (Bronn, 1831): synonym of † Simplexollata simplex (Bronn, 1831) (superseded combination)
  • Architectonica sindermanni Merrill & Boss, 1984: synonym of Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953)
  • Architectonica sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953)
  • Architectonica uruguaya: synonym of Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953)
  • Architectonica valenciennesii Mörch, 1859: synonym of Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
  • Architectonica wroblewskyi Mörch, 1875: synonym of Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Architectonica Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * † At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181091 on 2025-11-06
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1894), Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species. Second series, Pulmonata; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  3. ^ WoRMS : Architectonica
  4. ^ OBIS : Architectonica
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s): 36
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF. 30: 1-376.
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