original descriptionvan Aartsen J.J. & Corgan J.X. (1996) South African pyramidellacean gastropod names. <i>Basteria</i> 60: 153-160. [23 December 1996] page(s): 155 [details]
original description(ofOdostomia ornata 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): 101, pl. 22, sp. 736. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality