WoRMS taxon details
original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 page(s): 141 [details]
basis of record
Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 17: 1-168. page(s): 66 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Some have a radula with vestigial lateral teeth. Teleoconch whorls shouldered and nodulose, with the three early whorls axially ribbed. Often with a black blotch near the siphonal canal and the upper part of the aperture. All species with a shoulder, except in C. bullatiana where the well-defined shoulder changes at a slight angle. [details]
Distribution Restricted to eastern African waters. [details]
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