ɪn hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə dʒˈɛnəs bˈiːn stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt bˈoːɹ ɐ ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tə ðə dʒˈɛnəs mˈeɪniə bˌʌt lˈækt tˈiːθ ɔnðə vˈoʊmɚ ænd pˈælət wɪððə smˈɔːl tˈiːθ ɪnðə dʒˈɔːz bˌiːɪŋ ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ɪn nˈæɹoʊ bˈændz wɪð vˈɛɹi fjˈuː ɔnðə lˈoʊɚ dʒˈɔː.
In his original description of the genus Bean stated that it bore a resemblance to the genus Maynea but lacked teeth on the vomer and palate with the small teeth in the jaws being arranged in narrow bands with very few on the lower jaw.