MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Columbella whitechurchi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 72, pl. 17, sp. 525. [details]
original description
(of Columbella (Anachis) leptalea E. A. Smith, 1902) Smith, E.A. (1902). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from South Africa. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 248–251.
page(s): 250, pl. 4, fig. 4. [details]
basis of record
Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
identification resource
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]