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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Not assigned
Family: Architectonicidae Sundial shells

Genus: Heliacus

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44 species (see list below)
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Heliacus africanus
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Heliacus areola
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Heliacus asteleformis
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Heliacus bicanaliculatus
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Heliacus bisulcatus
[Beaded sundial]
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Heliacus caelatus
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Heliacus canariensis
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Heliacus chiquita
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Heliacus colmani
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Heliacus contextus
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Heliacus corallinus
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Heliacus crystallina
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Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 1 cm DL
Heliacus cylindricus(Gmelin, 1791)

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Heliacus cylindricus
[Atlantic cylinder sundial]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Heliacus delphinuloides
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Heliacus discoideus
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Max. Length 1.5 cm SHD
 
Heliacus dorsuosus
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Heliacus fallaciosus
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Heliacus fenestratus
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Heliacus geminus
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Heliacus hadleyi
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Heliacus hyperionis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean

Heliacus implexus(Mighels, 1845)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Heliacus implexus
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Heliacus infundibuliformis
[Channeled sundial]
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Heliacus jeffreysianus
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Heliacus maorianus
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Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific

Heliacus mazatlanicusPilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Heliacus mazatlanicus
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Heliacus mighelsi
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Heliacus nereidis
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Heliacus numulus
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Heliacus obolos
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Heliacus oceanitis
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Heliacus panamensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Heliacus perrieri
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Heliacus petasus
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Heliacus planispira
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Heliacus proteus
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Heliacus riisei
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Heliacus rotula
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Heliacus smithae
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Heliacus sterkii
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Heliacus trochoides
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Heliacus turritus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Max. Length 2 cm ShD
Heliacus variegatus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Heliacus variegatus
[Variegated sundial shell]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Heliacus worsfoldi
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