Architectonica





Architectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.

Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following * Are included in the genus Architectonica
 * Architectonica arcana Bieler, 1993
 * Architectonica consobrina Bieler, 1993
 * Architectonica grandiosa Iredale, 1931
 * Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993
 * Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934
 * Architectonica laevigata (Lamarck)
 * Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807)
 * Architectonica maxima (Philippi, 1849)
 * Architectonica modesta (Philippi, 1848)
 * Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 - common sundial
 * Architectonica perdix (Hinds, 1844)
 * Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Architectonica proestleri Alf & Kreipl, 2001
 * Architectonica purpurata (Hinds, 1844)
 * Architectonica stellata (Philippi, 1849)
 * Architectonica taylori (Hanley, 1862)
 * Architectonica trochlearis (Hinds, 1844)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
 *  Architectonica bairdii (Sowerby, 1866)
 * Architectonica biangulatum (Gray, 1826)
 * Architectonica impressum (Nevill, 1869)
 * Architectonica (maxima-group) Bieler, 1993
 * Architectonica (perspectiva-group) Bieler, 1993
 * Architectonica (Adelphotectonica) kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961-a)

Species in the genus Architectonica include:


 * Architectonica acuta
 * Architectonica acutissima
 * Architectonica amoena
 * Architectonica bellistriata
 * Architectonica briarti
 * Architectonica carocollata
 * Architectonica cingulatum
 * Architectonica cognata
 * Architectonica cyclostomum
 * Architectonica euprepes
 * Architectonica fimbiaea
 * Architectonica fuliginosum
 * Architectonica geminicostata
 * Architectonica guppyi
 * Architectonica krebsii
 * Architectonica kurodae


 * Architectonica lutea
 * Architectonica marwicki
 * Architectonica mediterraneum
 * Architectonica meekana
 * Architectonica melajoensis
 * Architectonica millegranum
 * Architectonica millegranum subcanaliculatum
 * Architectonica neerlandica
 * Architectonica peracuta (Dall, 1889)


 * Architectonica planorbis
 * Architectonica planulata
 * Architectonica quadriseriata
 * Architectonica quinquesulcata
 * Architectonica regia
 * Architectonica scrobiculata
 * Architectonica simplex
 * Architectonica sindermanni
 * Architectonica uruguaya
 * Architectonica voragiformis


 * Species brought into synonymy:
 * Architectonica gothica Röding, 1798: synonym of Heliacus (Grandeliacus) stramineus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Architectonica granulata (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
 * Architectonica kuroharai Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of Adelphotectonica kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
 * 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 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 sindermanni Merrill & Boss, 1984: synonym of Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953)
 * Architectonica sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: 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