Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae

Alternative spelling: Drepanocheilus (Goniocheila)

Parent taxon: Aporrhaidae according to K. Bandel 2007

See also Abbass 1967, Roy 1994 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anchura, Anchurinae, Antarctohoges, Aporrhainae, Araeodactylus, Arrhoginae, Checchiaia, Chenopus, Cultrigera, Diarthema, Dimorphosominae, Disoketa, Drepanochilus, Harpagodinae, Kangilioptera, Perissopterinae, Peruchilus, Protohemichenopus, Pterocerellinae, Pugnellinae, Spinigerinae, Spinigeropsis, Spinilomatinae, Strombites, Strombopugnellus, Struthiopterinae, Teneposita, Tibiaporrhais, Toarctocera, Trilemma, Tulochilus

Subtaxa: Drepanocheilus (Goniocheila) orientalis

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Egypt 11 (Galala Hills) (Eocene of Egypt)

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