original description
Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 377, pl. 15, fig. 17. [details]
source of synonymy
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Isipingo [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]