original description
Jousseaume, F. (1881). Description de nouvelles coquilles. <em>Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 6: 172-188., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11089248
page(s): 187-188 [details]
additional source
Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
source of synonymy
Moreno D. & Burnay L.P. (1999) The genus <i>Volvarina</i> (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) in the Cape Verde Islands. <i>Journal of Conchology</i> 36(5): 83-124. [August 1999] [details]
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