MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Columbella beckeri var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 69, pl. 16, sp. 495. [details]
taxonomy source
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 89; note: erroneously synonymised with Mitrella natalensis Tomlin, 1926 [details]