1908  Genuclymenia Wedekind: 605.
     1914  Protactoclymenia (Genuclymenia).- Wedekind: 16, 20,
23.
     1923  Cyrtoclymenia (Genuclymenia).- Schindewolf: 421, 422.
  ?  1923  Genuclymenia.- Schindewolf: 64.
  ?  1924  Genuclymenia.- Schmidt: 125.
     1947  Genuclymenia.- Nalivkina: 176.
     1957  Genuclymenia.- Treatise: L44.
     1960  Genuclymenia.- Ruzhentsev: 244.
     1962  Genuclymenia.- Osnovy: 408.
     1968  Genuclymenia.- Jenkins: 536.

Type species: Genuclymenia frechi Wedekind, 1908, p.617 [SD
Schindewolf, 1957, p.L44].

A Conch form discoidal; venter broadly rounded or flattened;
flanks usually convex; umbilicus moderately wide.
B Growth lines fine or coarse, biconvex or concave-convex;
ventrolateral salient weak or as long as wide.
C Usually 10 to 30 simple ribs on flanks.
D No constrictions
G No ventral lobe; lateral lobe deeply rounded with steeper
ventral flank; adventive lobe very shallow or missing.