MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Columbella (Nitidella) apicata E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). Descriptions of new species of South African marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9: 247-252, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787988
page(s): 247, pl. 5, fig. 2. [details]
basis of record
Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 96 [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]