MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Purpura tumulosa Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Purpura</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, Vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls. 1-13 and unpaginated text [pls. 2, 3, Jul. 1846; 4-8, Aug. 1846; 9-12, Sept. 1846; 1, 13, Oct. 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118701 [details]
basis of record
Houart, R. (2017). Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (4): 81-103. [details]