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]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Very elongated accessory salivary gland tightly wound around the rather compact salivary glands. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth with fang- or prong-like cusps which extend at a right angle from the basal plate and then curve downwards. [details]
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the waters of Atlantic South America. [details]