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Family: Architectonicidae Sundial shells (See list of species below)

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39 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Adelphotectonica kuroharai []	No picture found Architectonica acutissima []	No picture found Architectonica asperum []
No picture found Architectonica consobrina []	No picture found Architectonica fuliginosum []	No picture found Architectonica gothica []
No picture found Architectonica grandiosa []	No picture found Architectonica gualtierii []	No picture found Architectonica maculata []
Architectonica maxima [Giant sundial]	Architectonica modesta []	No picture found Architectonica perdix []
No picture found Architectonica perpectiva []	Architectonica perspectiva [Clear sundial]	No picture found Architectonica picta [Pictorial sundial]
No picture found Architectonica proestleri []	Architectonica trochlearis []	No picture found Discotectonica acutissima []
No picture found Heliacus caelatus []	No picture found Heliacus corallinus []	No picture found Heliacus dorsuosus []
No picture found Heliacus fenestratus []	No picture found Heliacus geminus []	Heliacus implexus []
No picture found Heliacus infundibuliformis [Channeled sundial]	No picture found Heliacus proteus []	No picture found Heliacus turritus []
Heliacus variegatus [Variegated sundial shell]	No picture found Pseudotorinia amoena []	No picture found Pseudotorinia concava []
No picture found Pseudotorinia delectabilis []	No picture found Pseudotorinia gemmulata []	No picture found Pseudotorinia numulus []
No picture found Pseudotorinia sestertius []	No picture found Psilaxis oxytropis []	No picture found Psilaxis radiatus [Yellow sundial]
No picture found Solarium virgatum []	No picture found Solatisonax acutecarinata []	No picture found Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea []

39 Species of Family Architectonicidae
(Sundial shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Adelphotectonica kuroharai		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica acutissima		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica asperum		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica consobrina		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica fuliginosum		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica gothica		Indo-Pacific.
Architectonica grandiosa		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica gualtierii		Indo-Pacific.
Architectonica maculata		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica maxima	Giant sundial	Indo-Pacific	7 SHD
Architectonica modesta		Central Pacific	3 SHD
Architectonica perdix		Northwest Pacific
Architectonica perpectiva		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica perspectiva	Clear sundial	Indo-Pacific	7 SHL
Architectonica picta	Pictorial sundial	Western Central Pacific	4.5 SHD
Architectonica proestleri		Western Central Pacific
Architectonica trochlearis		Pacific Ocean.	7 SHD
Discotectonica acutissima		Western Pacific	4 SHD
Heliacus caelatus		Western Central Pacific
Heliacus corallinus		Western Central Pacific
Heliacus dorsuosus		Western Central Pacific	1.5 SHD
Heliacus fenestratus		Western Central Pacific
Heliacus geminus		Indo-Pacific.
Heliacus implexus		Pacific Ocean
Heliacus infundibuliformis	Channeled sundial	Central Pacific and Weste
Heliacus proteus		Western Central Pacific
Heliacus turritus		Western Central Pacific
Heliacus variegatus	Variegated sundial shell	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t	2 ShD
Pseudotorinia amoena		Western Central Pacific
Pseudotorinia concava		Western Central Pacific
Pseudotorinia delectabilis		Western Central Pacific
Pseudotorinia gemmulata		Western Central Pacific
Pseudotorinia numulus		Western Central Pacific
Pseudotorinia sestertius		Western Central Pacific
Psilaxis oxytropis		Pacific Ocean. Tropical	2 SHD
Psilaxis radiatus	Yellow sundial	Pacific Ocean.	2.5 SHD
Solarium virgatum		Western Central Pacific
Solatisonax acutecarinata		Western Central Pacific
Spirolaxis rotulacatharinea		Western Pacific

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