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]
basis of record
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth. Lateral cusps thickest along the lateral edge, broader and generally longer than the central cusps. Protoconch large or small, papilliform, often tilted on its vertical axis. Shell fusiform. Numerous irregular columellar plaits. Siphonal notch shallow. Fasciole absent. [details]