Architectonica

Architectonica
shell Architectonica perspectiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Infraclass:	Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Architectonicoidea
Family:	Architectonicidae
Genus:	Architectonica Röding, 1798
Synonyms [1]
SolariumLamarck, 1799 junior subjective synonym Solarium (Architectonica)Röding, 1798 (Solarium is an objective synonym of Architectonica) Solarium (Solarium)Lamarck, 1799 Trochus (Solarium)Lamarck, 1799 VerticillusJousseaume, 1888 (invalid; non VerticillusMoquin-Tandon, 1848)

Drawing of the animal in Architectonida

Architectonica perspectiva

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

Characteristics

(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

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

• † Architectonica affinis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840)
• † Architectonica angsanana (K. Martin, 1922)
• Architectonica arcana Bieler, 1993
• Architectonica axelalfi Thach, 2023
• † Architectonica beetsi Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
• † Architectonica catanesei Petuch, 1994
• Architectonica consobrina Bieler, 1993
• † Architectonica corwini Ladd, 1972
• † Architectonica euomphaloides (d'Archiac & Haime, 1854)
• Architectonica grandiosa Iredale, 1931
• Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993
• † Architectonica javana (K. Martin, 1879)
• † Architectonica karikalensis (Cossmann, 1910)
• Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934
• † Architectonica koeneni (Ravn, 1939)
• Architectonica laevigata (Lamarck, 1816)
• † Architectonica lenticulata (Yokoyama, 1920)
• † Architectonica llajasensis Sutherland, 1966
• Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807)
• † Architectonica mariae (Báldi, 1961)
• † Architectonica martini (Haanstra & Spiker, 1932)
• Architectonica maxima (Philippi, 1849)
• Architectonica modesta (Philippi, 1848)
• † Architectonica microdiscus (O. Boettger, 1883)
• Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 - common sundial
• † Architectonica palembangensis (Haanstra & Spiker, 1932)
• Architectonica perdix (Hinds, 1844)
• Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Architectonica plana (Wanner & Hahn, 1935)
• Architectonica proestleri Alf & Kreipl, 2001
• Architectonica purpurata (Hinds, 1844)
• † Architectonica puruensis (K. Martin, 1914)
• † Architectonica rivulensis Lozouet, 1999
• † Architectonica sedanensis (K. Martin, 1905)
• † Architectonica sigillaria Lozouet, 1999
• † Architectonica sokkohensis (K. Martin, 1916)
• † Architectonica songoensis (K. Martin, 1914)
• † Architectonica spinogula Laws, 1941
• Architectonica stellata (Philippi, 1849)
• † Architectonica taramellii (Dainelli, 1915)
• Architectonica taylori (Hanley, 1862)
• Architectonica trochlearis (Hinds, 1844)

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]

• Architectonica bairdii (Sowerby, 1866)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica (maxima-group) Bieler, 1993
• Architectonica (perspectiva-group) Bieler, 1993

Species in the genus Architectonica include:

• Architectonica acuta ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica acutissima ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica amoena ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica bellistriata ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica briarti ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica cingulatum ^{[ citation needed ]}
• † Architectonica cognata Gabb, 1864 (uncertain > unassessed)
• Architectonica cyclostomum ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica euprepes ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica fimbiaea ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica fuliginosum ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica geminicostata ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica guppyi ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica kurodae ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica lutea ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica mediterraneum ^{[ citation needed ]}
• † Architectonica meekana Gabb, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
• Architectonica melajoensis ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica neerlandica ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica planorbis ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica planulata ^{[ citation needed ]}
• † Architectonica quadriseriata(G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) (uncertain > unassessed)
• Architectonica quinquesulcata ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Architectonica regia(Hanley, 1862) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, based on single aberrant shell; specific allocation within Architectonica uncertain)
• Architectonica scrobiculata
• † Architectonica voragiformisStephenson, 1941 (uncertain > unassessed)

Synonyms

• 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 krebsiiMörch, 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 marwickiR. 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

1. 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.

External links

• Jousseaume, F. (1888). "Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 1: 194.
• "Architectonica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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