Architectonicidae
Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia 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:Adelphotectonica Bieler, 1987- † Ammotectonica Harzhauser & Landau, 2023 Architectonica Röding, 1798 – type genusBasisulcata Melone & Taviani, 1985
- †Calodisculus Rehder, 1935
- †Climacopoma Fischer, 1885
- †Dinaxis Dall in Aldrich, 1895
- †Discotectonica Marwick, 1931
- †Disculus Deshayes, 1863
- †Eosolarium Chavan, 1947
- †Ewekorolaxis Adegoke, 1977
- †Granosolarium Sacco, 1892Heliacus d'Orbigny, 1842
- †Intitectonica Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1984
- † Margaritella Meek & Hayden, 1860
- †Nigerialaxis Adegoke, 1977
- †Nipteraxis Cossmann, 1916
- †Nodosolarium Sacco, 1892 as † Solarium Sacco, 1892 Philippia J. E. Gray, 1847
- †Platylaxis Adegoke, 1977 Pseudomalaxis P. Fischer, 1885
- †Pseudotorinia Sacco, 1892Psilaxis Woodring, 1928
- † Punjabia Eames, 1952
- †Rinaldoconchus Bandel, 1988
- † Simplexollata Harzhauser & Landau, 2023 Solatisonax Iredale, 1931Spirolaxis di Monterosato, 1913
- †Stellaxis Dall, 1892
- †Trimalaxis Garvie, 1996
- †Wangaloa Finlay, 1927
Synonyms
Acutitectonica Habe, 1961: synonym of Discotectonica Marwick, 1931Aguayodiscus Jaume & Borro, 1946: synonym of Spirolaxis Monterosato, 1913Astronacus Woodring, 1959: synonym of Heliacus Iredale, 1936Awarua Mestayer, 1930: synonym of Pseudotorinia Sacco, 1892 Claraxis Iredale, 1936: synonym of Granosolarium Sacco, 1892Discosolis Dall, 1892: synonym of Pseudomalaxis P. Fischer, 1885Grandeliacus Iredale, 1957: synonym of Heliacus Iredale, 1957- †Granoheliacus Melone & Taviani, 1985; synonym of Solatisonax Iredale, 1931Gyriscus Tiberi, 1867: synonym of Heliacus Tiberi, 1867 represented as Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842Mangonuia Mestayer, 1930: synonym of Pseudomalaxis P. Fischer, 1885
- †Patulaxis Dall, 1892: synonym of † Climacopoma Fischer, 1885 Paurodiscus Rehder, 1935: synonym of Spirolaxis Monterosato, 1913Pyrgoheliacus Bieler, 1987: synonym of Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842Redivivus Melone & Taviani, 1985: synonym of Solatisonax Iredale, 1931Russetia Garrard, 1961: synonym of Discotectonica Marwick, 1931
- †Solariaxis Dall, 1892: synonym of Granosolarium Sacco, 1892Solarium Lamarck, 1799: synonym of Architectonica Röding, 1798Teretropoma Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Heliacus Rochebrune, 1881 represented as Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842Torinia Gray, 1842: synonym of Heliacus d'Orbigny, 1842Torinista Iredale, 1936: synonym of Heliacus Iredale, 1936 represented as Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842
- Tornista : synonym of Torinia J. E. Gray, 1842: synonym of Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842