original descriptionHedley, C. (1922). A revision of the Australian Turridae. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 13 (6): 213-359., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30170760 page(s): 255 [details]
basis of recordWells F.E. (1991) A revision of the Recent Australian species of the turrid genera <i>Clavus, Plagiostropha</i>, and <i>Tylotiella</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia</i> 12: 1–33. [31 October 1991][details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality