Stromboidea

• Aporrhaidae
  • Drepanocheilus
    • Drepanocheilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002

Original description of Drepanocheilus herberti by Kiel & Bandel, 2002:

• "The shell comprises nine whorls and has an upward turned, dagger-like wing. The early teleoconch whorls show axial and spiral lines. The last three whorls bear a strong keel in the lower third, have straight sides, and appear angular. The keel continues onto the wing where it corresponds with a groove on the inner side of the wing. There are two more keels present on the body whorl which terminate at the wing. The aperture has lenticular shape and is slightly convex. The posterior spur of the outer lip is attached to the spire and may continue for a distance of up to four whorls. The holotype is 11 mm high, 11 mm wide and has an apical angle of 30°."

Locus typicus: Mouth of Umzamba River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Stratum typicum: Umzamba Formation, lower Santonian, upper Cretaceous

Types: Holotype SAM PCP no. 12891 and Paratypes SAM PCP no. 12892 and SAM PCP no. 12893 (SAM: South African Museum in Cape Town, South Africa)

Etymology: Named after David Herbert from the Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg

Drepanocheilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002; Holotype; Umzamba Formation, lower Santonian, upper Cretaceous; Mouth of Umzamba River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; 11 mm Coll. SAM PCP no. 12891

Drepanocheilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002; Paratype; Umzamba Formation, lower Santonian, upper Cretaceous; Mouth of Umzamba River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; Coll. SAM PCP no. 12892

Drepanocheilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002; Paratype; Umzamba Formation, lower Santonian, upper Cretaceous; Mouth of Umzamba River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; Coll. SAM PCP no. 12893