WoRMS taxon details
Architectonica Röding, 1798
181091 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181091)
accepted
Genus
Trochus perspectivus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Architectoma J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Architectonica (Architectonica) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Architectonica (Dinaxis) Dall, 1895 † · alternative representation
Solarium Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Solarium (Architectonica) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (Solarium is an objective synonym...)
Solarium is an objective synonym of Architectonica
Solarium (Dinaxis) Dall, 1895 † · unaccepted
Solarium (Solarium) Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted
Trochus (Solarium) Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted
Verticillus Jousseaume, 1888 · unaccepted (invalid; non Verticillus...)
invalid; non Verticillus Moquin-Tandon, 1848
- Species Architectonica arcana Bieler, 1993
- Species Architectonica axelalfi Thach, 2023
- Species Architectonica backeljaui Thach, 2026
- Species Architectonica consobrina Bieler, 1993
- Species Architectonica grandiosa Iredale, 1931
- Species Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993
- Species Architectonica houarti Thach, 2026
- Species Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934
- Species Architectonica laevigata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807)
- Species Architectonica maxima (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Architectonica modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
- Species Architectonica perdix (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Architectonica philippeboucheti Thach & Khoa, 2026
- Species Architectonica proestleri Alf & Kreipl, 2001
- Species Architectonica purpurata (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Architectonica stellata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Architectonica taylori (Hanley, 1862)
- Species Architectonica trochlearis (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Architectonica kochii Dall, 1909 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Architectonica regia (Hanley, 1862) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, based on single aberrant shell; specific allocation within Architectonica uncertain)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Adelphotectonica) Bieler, 1987 accepted as Adelphotectonica Bieler, 1987 (original rank)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Architectonica) Röding, 1798 accepted as Architectonica Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Episcynia) Mörch, 1875 accepted as Episcynia Mörch, 1875 (original rank)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Granosolarium) Sacco, 1892 accepted as Granosolarium Sacco, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Philippia) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Philippia J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Architectonica (Philippia) krebsii Mörch, 1875 accepted as Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) Sacco, 1892 accepted as Pseudotorinia Sacco, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Psilaxis) Woodring, 1928 accepted as Psilaxis Woodring, 1928 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Architectonica (Psilaxis) krebsii Mörch, 1875 accepted as Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Solariaxis) Dall, 1892 accepted as Granosolarium Sacco, 1892 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Architectonica (Solatisonax) Iredale, 1931 accepted as Solatisonax Iredale, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Architectonica aspera (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Granosolarium asperum (Hinds, 1844) (superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica bannocki Melone & Taviani, 1980 accepted as Solatisonax hemisphaerica (G. Seguenza, 1876)
- Species Architectonica bellistriata [sic] accepted as Architectonica bellastriata Conrad, 1854 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Architectonica fallaciosa (Tiberi, 1872) accepted as Heliacus fallaciosus (Tiberi, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica gothica Röding, 1798 accepted as Heliacus (Grandeliacus) stramineus (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Heliacus stramineus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Architectonica granulata (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica krebsii Mörch, 1875 accepted as Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica kuroharai Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Adelphotectonica kuroharai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica lepida (C. Bayer, 1942) accepted as Basisulcata lepida (C. Bayer, 1942)
- Species Architectonica mediterranea (Monterosato, 1872) accepted as Basisulcata lepida (C. Bayer, 1942) (unaccepted > junior homonym, and superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica nomotoi Kosuge, 1979 accepted as Adelphotectonica nomotoi (Kosuge, 1979) (superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica offlexa Iredale, 1931 accepted as Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica pentacyclota Azuma, 1973 accepted as Adelphotectonica kuroharai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961)
- Species Architectonica peracuta (Dall, 1889) accepted as Discotectonica discus (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
- Species Architectonica picta (R. A. Philippi, 1849) accepted as Architectonica maculata (Link, 1807) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Discotectonica placentalis (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Architectonica radialis Dall, 1908 accepted as Solatisonax radialis (Dall, 1908)
- Species Architectonica radiata Röding, 1798 accepted as Psilaxis radiatus (Röding, 1798)
- Species Architectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862) accepted as Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862) (superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica relata Iredale, 1936 accepted as Adelphotectonica reevei (Hanley, 1862) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica sindermanni (A. Merrill & Boss, 1984) accepted as Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica sunderlandi Petuch, 1987 accepted as Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica tricarinata Stearns, 1872 accepted as Arene tricarinata (Stearns, 1872) accepted as Marevalvata tricarinata (Stearns, 1872) (original combination)
- Species Architectonica uruguaya Carcelles, 1953 accepted as Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Architectonica valenciennesii Mörch, 1859 accepted as Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Architectonica wroblewskyi Mörch, 1875 accepted as Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 78 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Architectonica Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181091 on 2026-09-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Solarium (Dinaxis) Dall, 1895 †) Aldrich, T. H. (1895). Description of two new Eocene Solariidae from Alabama. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(1): 1-2, pl. 1, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731344
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Architectoma J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Verticillus Jousseaume, 1888) Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 1: 165-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047746
page(s): 194 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF.</em> 30: 1-376.
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page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Solarium (Dinaxis) Dall, 1895 †) Aldrich, T. H. (1895). Description of two new Eocene Solariidae from Alabama. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(1): 1-2, pl. 1, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731344
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Architectoma J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Verticillus Jousseaume, 1888) Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 1: 165-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047746
page(s): 194 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF.</em> 30: 1-376.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
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