original description
Dall, W. H. (1906). Note on some names in the Volutidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(12): 143-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052172
page(s): 143 [details]
basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
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Diagnosis Radula unknown. Shell of moderate size, ovate with an acuminate spire. Protoconch smooth, papillary. Teleoconch smooth or barely knobbed with the two first whorls ribbed. [details]
Distribution Restricted to Sri Lanka and the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula. [details]
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