The maximum clade consisting of Lobatus raninus (Gmelin, 1791) and all species that share a more recent common ancestor with them than Aliger gallus (Linne, 1758), Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791), Edpetuchistrombus aldrichi (Dall, 1890), Titanostrombus goliath (Schroter, 1805), Antestrombus chipolanus (Dall, 1890), Strombus pugilis Linne, 1758 or Persististrombus granulatus (Swainson, 1822). Reference Phylogeny. Figure 3 in Maxwell et al. (2020).
Composition. A clade within Aligerini (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content) that contains Lobatus (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content). It does not contain Aliger (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content), Macrostrombus (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content), Edpetuchistrombus (see Maxwell et al (2020) for content), Titanostrombus (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content), Antestrombus (see Maxwell et al. (2020) for content) or Strombus (see Maxwell et al (2020) for content). Diagnostic Apomorphies. The shell is triangulate, heavy and solid; outer lip axially reflected and posteriorly tricornate with uniform callosity; mid-dorsal body whorl with striae and rows of nodules; and the anterior canal is reflected (Maxwell et al, 2020, p. 19). Type Species. Lobatus raninus (Gmelin, 1791).