MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Perna rupella Dufo, 1840) Dufo, H. (1840). Observations sur les Mollusques marins, terrestres et fluviatiles des îles Sèchelles et des Amirantes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> (2)14: 45-80, 166-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13403402
page(s): 211 [details]
basis of record
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 204 [details]