original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Cultellus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2-5, June 1874; pl. 1, 6-7, August 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218157
page(s): pl. 5, sp. 16.; note: Sowerby (sp. 16) refers to Dunker, yet no desription by Dunker relatable to this name has been found as yet. [details]
source of synonymy
Lynge, H. (1909). The Danish expedition to Siam 1899-1900. IV. Marine Lamellibranchiata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling.</em> 7(5): 97-299., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6765853
page(s): p. 278. [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment this taxon is not listed as a name introduced by Sowerby by Petit (2009) [details]From other sources
Diagnosis Sowerby, 1874, (ex Dunker MS) in Reeve, Conch. Icon., 19, Cultellus, pl. 5, fig. 16. [details]