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Family: Architectonicidae Sundial shells



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194 species (see list below)
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Adelphotectonica kuroharai
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Adelphotectonica reevei
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Architectonica acutissima
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Architectonica arcana
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Architectonica asperum
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Architectonica consobrina
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Architectonica fressa
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Architectonica fuliginosum
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Architectonica gothica
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Architectonica grandiosa
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Architectonica gualtierii
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean.

Architectonica krebsii Morch, 1875

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Architectonica krebsii
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Architectonica kuroharai
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Architectonica laevigata
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Architectonica maculata
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Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHD
Architectonica maxima (Philippi, 1849)

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Architectonica maxima
[Giant sundial]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SHD
Architectonica modesta (Philippi, 1848)

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Architectonica modesta
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Architectonica nobilis
[Common sundial]
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Architectonica nomotoi
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Architectonica offlexa
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Architectonica pentacyclota
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Architectonica perdix
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Architectonica perpectiva
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Architectonica perspectiva
[Clear sundial]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm SHD
 
Architectonica picta
[Pictorial sundial]
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Architectonica placentalis
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Architectonica proestleri
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Architectonica radialis
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Architectonica relata
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Architectonica sunderlandi
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 7 cm SHD
Architectonica trochlearis (Hinds, 1844)

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Architectonica trochlearis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Architectonica uruguaya
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Architectonica valenciennesii
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Architectonica wroblewskyi
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Basisulcata lepida
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Max. Length 4 cm SHD
 
Discotectonica acutissima
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Discotectonica discus
[Keeled sundial]
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Grandeliacus mortensenae
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Granosolarium gemmiferum
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Gyriscus hayashii
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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
[]

Photo by 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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean

Heliacus implexus (Mighels, 1845)

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Heliacus implexus
[]
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Heliacus infundibuliformis
[Channeled sundial]
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Heliacus jeffreysianus
[]
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Heliacus maorianus
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific

Heliacus mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

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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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

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Heliacus variegatus
[Variegated sundial shell]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Heliacus worsfoldi
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Mangonuia bollonsi
[]
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Philippia hybrida
[]
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Philippia layardi
[]

Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Southwest Pacific

Philippia lutea (Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Philippia lutea
[]
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Philippia manifesta
[]
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Philippia stipator
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Pseudomalaxis actoni
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Pseudomalaxis nobilis
[]
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Pseudomalaxis solaris
[]
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Pseudomalaxis thetidis
[]
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Pseudomalaxis zanclaeus
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Pseudomalaxis zancleus
[]
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Pseudotorinia amoena
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Pseudotorinia architae
[Noduled sundial]
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Pseudotorinia armillata
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Pseudotorinia bullisi
[]
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Pseudotorinia concava
[]
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Pseudotorinia delectabilis
[]
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Pseudotorinia gemmulata
[]
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Pseudotorinia numulus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Pseudotorinia retifera
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Pseudotorinia sestertius
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Pseudotorinia yaroni
[]
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Psilaxis krebsii
[Smooth sundial]
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Max. Length 2 cm SHD
 
Psilaxis oxytropis
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm SHD
 
Psilaxis radiatus
[Yellow sundial]
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Russetia dilaniatus
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Solarium abyssorum
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Solarium admirandum
[]
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Solarium aethiops
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Solarium alfredensis
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Solarium asperum
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Solarium atkinsoni
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Solarium australe
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Solarium caelatum
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Solarium cerdaleum
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Solarium certesi
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Solarium chetnitzii
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Solarium cingulum
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Solarium cumingii
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Solarium delectabile
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Solarium dilectum
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Solarium dollfusi
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Solarium dunkeri
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Solarium enoshimense
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Solarium fenestratum
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Solarium formosum
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Solarium fragile
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Solarium fuliginosum
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Solarium fulvum
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Solarium granosum
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Solarium granulatum
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Solarium hanleyi
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Solarium herberti
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Solarium implexum
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Solarium impressum
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Solarium incisum
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Solarium kowiensis
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Solarium luteum
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Solarium maculatum
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Solarium modestum
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Solarium nubilum
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Solarium ordinarium
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Solarium peracutum
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Solarium perdix
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Solarium pictum
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Solarium pulchellum
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Solarium purpuratum
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Solarium quadriceps
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Solarium radiatum
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Solarium rosuletum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Solarium sigsbeei
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Solarium soverbii
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Solarium stellatum
[]
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Solarium striatum
[]
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Solarium supraradiatum
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Solarium taylori
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Solarium tessellatum
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Solarium trisulcatum
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Solarium trochleare
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Solarium tryoni
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Solarium verrucosum
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Solarium virgatum
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Solarium virginae
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Solarium zonatum
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Solatisonax acutecarinata
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Solatisonax alleryi
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Solatisonax bannocki
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Solatisonax borealis
[Boreal sundial]
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Solatisonax injussa
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Solatisonax propinqua
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Solatisonax rehderi
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Spirolaxis argonauta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Spirolaxis centrifuga
[Exquisite false-dial]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Spirolaxis clenchi
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Spirolaxis cornuarietis
[]
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Spirolaxis exornatus
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Spirolaxis lamellifer
[Lamellate false-dial]
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Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea
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Torinia aequatorialis
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Torinia concava
[]
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Torinia costata
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Torinia densegranosa
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Torinia foveolata
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Torinia gemmulata
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Torinia madurensis
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Torinia malani
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Torinia mirabilis
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Torinista laseronorum
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Torinista popula
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adelphotectonica kuroharai Western Central Pacific 1961
Adelphotectonica reevei Western Pacific 1862
Architectonica acutissima Western Central Pacific 1914
Architectonica arcana Western Indian Ocean 1993
Architectonica asperum Western Central Pacific 1844
Architectonica consobrina Western Central Pacific 1993
Architectonica fressa Australia. 1936
Architectonica fuliginosum Western Central Pacific 1844
Architectonica gothica Indo-Pacific. 1798
Architectonica grandiosa Western Central Pacific 1931
Architectonica gualtierii Indo-Pacific. 1993
Architectonica krebsii Atlantic Ocean. 1875
Architectonica kuroharai Northwest Pacific 1961
Architectonica laevigata Indo-Pacific. 1816
Architectonica maculata Western Central Pacific 1807
Architectonica maxima Giant sundial Indo-Pacific 7 SHD 1849
Architectonica modesta Central Pacific 3 SHD 1848
Architectonica nobilis Common sundial Western Atlantic. 1798
Architectonica nomotoi Central Pacific Ocean. 1979
Architectonica offlexa Australia. 1931
Architectonica pentacyclota Northwest Pacific 1973
Architectonica perdix Northwest Pacific 1844
Architectonica perpectiva Western Central Pacific 1758
Architectonica perspectiva Clear sundial Indo-Pacific 7 SHL 1758
Architectonica picta Pictorial sundial Western Central Pacific 4.5 SHD 1849
Architectonica placentalis Western Central Pacific 1844
Architectonica proestleri Western Central Pacific 2001
Architectonica radialis Eastern Central Pacific 1908
Architectonica relata Australia. 1936
Architectonica sunderlandi Western Central Atlantic; 1987
Architectonica trochlearis Pacific Ocean. 7 SHD 1844
Architectonica uruguaya Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1953
Architectonica valenciennesii Nicaragua. 1859
Architectonica wroblewskyi Western Central Atlantic 1875
Basisulcata lepida Mediterranean Sea. 1942
Discotectonica acutissima Western Pacific 4 SHD 1914
Discotectonica discus Keeled sundial Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1.5 DL 1844
Grandeliacus mortensenae Australia. 1957
Granosolarium gemmiferum Southwest Pacific 1993
Gyriscus hayashii Northwest Pacific 1970
Heliacus africanus South Africa. 1915
Heliacus areola Indo-Pacific. 1791
Heliacus asteleformis Southwest Pacific 1965
Heliacus bicanaliculatus Southeast Pacific 1832
Heliacus bisulcatus Beaded sundial Atlantic Ocean. 1.2 DL 1842
Heliacus caelatus Western Central Pacific 1844
Heliacus canariensis Eastern Central Pacific 1982
Heliacus chiquita Eastern Central Pacific 1932
Heliacus colmani Australia. 1977
Heliacus contextus Mediterranean Sea. 1903
Heliacus corallinus Western Central Pacific 1977
Heliacus crystallina Western Central Atlantic 1969
Heliacus cylindricus Atlantic cylinder sundial Atlantic Ocean 1 DL 1791
Heliacus delphinuloides Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1842
Heliacus discoideus Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Heliacus dorsuosus Western Central Pacific 1.5 SHD 1844
Heliacus fallaciosus Mediterranean and Eastern 1872
Heliacus fenestratus Western Central Pacific 1844
Heliacus geminus Indo-Pacific. 1993
Heliacus hadleyi Australia. 1977
Heliacus hyperionis Southwest Pacific 1993
Heliacus implexus Pacific Ocean 1845
Heliacus infundibuliformis Channeled sundial Central Pacific and Weste 1791
Heliacus jeffreysianus Mediterranean Sea. 1867
Heliacus maorianus Southwest Pacific 1934
Heliacus mazatlanicus Eastern Pacific 1932
Heliacus mighelsi Eastern Central Pacific 1853
Heliacus nereidis Australia. 1993
Heliacus numulus South Africa. 1963
Heliacus obolos South Africa. 1963
Heliacus oceanitis Western Indian Ocean 1993
Heliacus panamensis Panama. 1918
Heliacus perrieri Atlantic Ocean. 1.5 DL 1881
Heliacus petasus South Africa. 1928
Heliacus planispira Eastern Pacific 1932
Heliacus proteus Western Central Pacific 1993
Heliacus riisei Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1875
Heliacus rotula South Africa. 1975
Heliacus smithae South Africa. 1977
Heliacus sterkii Eastern Central Pacific 1908
Heliacus trochoides Indo-Pacific. 1830
Heliacus turritus Western Central Pacific 1987
Heliacus variegatus Variegated sundial shell Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 2 ShD 1791
Heliacus worsfoldi Western Central Atlantic 0.7 DL 1981
Mangonuia bollonsi Southwest Pacific 1930
Philippia hybrida Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Philippia layardi Eastern Indian Ocean 1855
Philippia lutea Southwest Pacific 1822
Philippia manifesta Australia. 1930
Philippia stipator Australia. 1931
Pseudomalaxis actoni Mediterranean Sea. 1913
Pseudomalaxis nobilis Mediterranean Sea. 1885
Pseudomalaxis solaris Northwest Pacific 1938
Pseudomalaxis thetidis Australia. 1977
Pseudomalaxis zanclaeus Mediterranean Sea. 1844
Pseudomalaxis zancleus Atlantic Ocean 1.2 DL 1844
Pseudotorinia amoena Western Central Pacific 1906
Pseudotorinia architae Noduled sundial Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1 DL 1841
Pseudotorinia armillata Indian Ocean. 1993
Pseudotorinia bullisi Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1985
Pseudotorinia concava Western Central Pacific 1925
Pseudotorinia delectabilis Western Central Pacific 1893
Pseudotorinia gemmulata Western Central Pacific 1925
Pseudotorinia numulus Western Central Pacific 1963
Pseudotorinia retifera Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1892
Pseudotorinia sestertius Western Central Pacific 1993
Pseudotorinia yaroni Western Indian Ocean 1993
Psilaxis krebsii Smooth sundial Western Atlantic. 1875
Psilaxis oxytropis Pacific Ocean. Tropical 2 SHD 1855
Psilaxis radiatus Yellow sundial Pacific Ocean. 2.5 SHD 1798
Russetia dilaniatus Australia. 1961
Solarium abyssorum Eastern Indian Ocean 1903
Solarium admirandum Eastern Indian Ocean 1903
Solarium aethiops Western Central Pacific 1830
Solarium alfredensis South Africa. 1932
Solarium asperum Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium atkinsoni Australia. 1891
Solarium australe South Pacific. 1849
Solarium caelatum Pacific Ocean. 1844
Solarium cerdaleum Western Indian Ocean 1903
Solarium certesi Northeast Atlantic 1896
Solarium chetnitzii Indo-Pacific. 1838
Solarium cingulum Indo-Pacific. 1836
Solarium cumingii Indo-Pacific. 1862
Solarium delectabile Indian Ocean 1893
Solarium dilectum Western Indian Ocean 1863
Solarium dollfusi Northeast Atlantic 1896
Solarium dunkeri Indo-Pacific. 1862
Solarium enoshimense Western Pacific. 1891
Solarium fenestratum Pacific Ocean. 1844
Solarium formosum Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium fragile Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium fuliginosum Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium fulvum Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium granosum Eastern Pacific Ocean. 1832
Solarium granulatum Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1816
Solarium hanleyi Indo-Pacific. 1863
Solarium herberti Atlantic Ocean. 1830
Solarium implexum Eastern Central Pacific 1845
Solarium impressum Eastern Indian Ocean 1849
Solarium incisum Indo-Pacific. 1849
Solarium kowiensis South Africa. 1993
Solarium luteum Atlantic Ocean. 1822
Solarium maculatum Indo-Pacific. 1807
Solarium modestum Indo-Pacific. 1849
Solarium nubilum Western Central Atlantic 1849
Solarium ordinarium Southeast Atlantic 1890
Solarium peracutum Western Central Atlantic 1889
Solarium perdix Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium pictum Indo-Pacific. 1849
Solarium pulchellum Mediterranean Sea. 1868
Solarium purpuratum Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium quadriceps Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1844
Solarium radiatum Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1807
Solarium rosuletum Australia. 1883
Solarium sigsbeei Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1889
Solarium soverbii Eastern and Western Atlan 1862
Solarium stellatum Indian Ocean. 1849
Solarium striatum South Africa. 1850
Solarium supraradiatum Indian Ocean. 1904
Solarium taylori Indo-Pacific. 1862
Solarium tessellatum Pacific Ocean. 1830
Solarium trisulcatum Indo-Pacific. 1876
Solarium trochleare Indo-Pacific. 1844
Solarium tryoni Indo-Pacific. 1887
Solarium verrucosum Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1849
Solarium virgatum Western Central Pacific 1844
Solarium virginae Northeast Atlantic 1887
Solarium zonatum Indo-Pacific. 1849
Solatisonax acutecarinata Western Central Pacific 1925
Solatisonax alleryi Mediterranean Sea. 1876
Solatisonax bannocki Mediterranean Sea. 1980
Solatisonax borealis Boreal sundial Western Atlantic Ocean. 1.2 DL 1880
Solatisonax injussa Southwest Pacific 1931
Solatisonax propinqua Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Solatisonax rehderi Indo-Pacific. 1993
Spirolaxis argonauta Indo-Pacific. 1993
Spirolaxis centrifuga Exquisite false-dial Western Atlantic and the 0.4 DL 1890
Spirolaxis clenchi Western Central Pacific a 0.3 DL 1946
Spirolaxis cornuarietis Indo-Pacific. 1993
Spirolaxis exornatus Indo-Pacific. 1993
Spirolaxis lamellifer Lamellate false-dial Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.3 DL 1935
Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea Western Pacific 1903
Torinia aequatorialis Indo-Pacific. 1925
Torinia concava Indo-Pacific. 1935
Torinia costata Indonesia. 1909
Torinia densegranosa Northwest Pacific 1905
Torinia foveolata Australia. 1893
Torinia gemmulata Indo-Pacific. 1925
Torinia madurensis Indonesia. 1909
Torinia malani Western Africa. 1910
Torinia mirabilis Indonesia. 1909
Torinista laseronorum Australia. 1936
Torinista popula Australia. 1936



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