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Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798

Architectonica nobilis
Architectonica nobilis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Gastropoda incertae sedis
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Architectonica
Species: Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Jamaica

Panama

Venezuela

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Mare Formation
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]
Yorktown Formation [Uncommon]
Bowden Formation
Cayo Agua Formation
Playa Grande Formation (Maiquetia Member)
Chagres Formation
Gatun Formation (Upper)
Gatun Formation (Middle)
Gatun Formation (Lower)

Remarks

Common name: Common sundial.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 181092

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 30, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Architectonica nobilis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Formation of Miami-Dade County, Florida (UF 53238).
Architectonica nobilis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Formation of Miami-Dade County, Florida (UF 53238).
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Architectonica nobilis from the late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70153).
Architectonica nobilis from the late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70153).
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Architectonica nobilis from the Plio-Pleistocene of Florida, showing coloration pattern revealed by ultraviolet light (PRI 70686).
Architectonica nobilis from the Plio-Pleistocene of Florida, showing coloration pattern revealed by ultraviolet light (PRI 70686).
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