original description
Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 44(2): 83-104, pls. 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192018
page(s): 92-93, pl. 7 fig. 14 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for William Thomas Blanford (1832-1906), an English malacologist. [details]