Note: The nomenclature of this genus was discussed by P. Silva (in P. Silva, Meñez, & Moe, 1987: 128–129).
Desmia dichotoma Hauck, 1886 [1886–1889]: 218–219, fig. (s.n.) (type locality: Mombasa, Kenya).—Schmitz, 1895a: 140.— Schmitz, 1895b: 29.— Lawson, 1980: 41.
Chondrococcus ? dichotomus (Hauck) De Toni, 1905: 1676–1677.
Portieria dichotoma (Hauck) P. Silva in P. Silva, Meñez, & Moe, 1987: 129.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Kenya.