basis of recordMerle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 208 [details]
additional sourceHouart, R. (2019). Description of <i>Aspella lorenzi</i> n. sp. (Gastropoda: Muricinae: Aspellinae) from the northern Red Sea. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 148 (1): 93-100. page(s): figs 5D-F, 6B, K [details]
identification resourceHouart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named after Dr. B. A. Thomassin, who colleсted the type material [details] Type locality Tulear, Grand Recif, outer reef slope, 17 m [details]