MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959) Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
basis of record
Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. (1986). <i>Compendium of sea shells</i>. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne, Florida. [details]
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Introduced: alien
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