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Goniocheila
Taxonomy
Drepanocheilus (Goniocheila) was named by Gabb (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Goniocheila by Roy (1994), Sepkoski (2002) and Bandel (2007).
It was assigned to Drepanocheilus by Gabb (1868) and Abbass (1967); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aporrhaidae by Roy (1994) and Bandel (2007).
It was reranked as Goniocheila by Roy (1994), Sepkoski (2002) and Bandel (2007).
It was assigned to Drepanocheilus by Gabb (1868) and Abbass (1967); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aporrhaidae by Roy (1994) and Bandel (2007).
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. Bandel 2007 | The spire has nine whorls which are ornamented by rounded curved axial ribs and fine spiral lines. On the body whorl the axial ribs are swollen in the middle. The outer lip has triangular shape with a median point turned in posterior direction and the posterior canal attached to the spire (MACNEIL & DOCKERY, 1984: pl. 28, figs. 11 & 12). The shell is about 8–25 mm high. |