MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Pisania townsendi Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 140, pl. 4, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record
Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com. [details]