original description
(of Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954) Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 294 [24] [details]
basis of record
Childs A.R.R., Aiken R. & Bail P. (2020). Investigation into the identity of the taxon <i>Callipara (Festilyria) festiva</i>, with the description of two new species. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(4): 377-391. [details]
status source
Bail P. & Aiken R. (2017). A new subspecies of <i>Callipara (Callipara)</i> (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from the southern coast of Natal, South Africa. <em>Novapex.</em> 18(1): 35-39. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Suture well marked to deep, not channeled. Shoulder occasionally spiny, often knobbed, well developed. Large shells, with a pronounced black blotch on the upper part of the aperture, and often on the lower part of the columellar shield. [details]