basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Anatomy and radula of the Zidonid type. Shell solid, more and less glossy. Protoconch globose, deviated from the axis of the shell. Columella with 3 plaits. Pattern of coarse zigzag axial lines. [details]
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the southern waters of Australia. [details]