WoRMS name details
original description
(of Voluta africana Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856). Description of three new volutes from the collections of the Hon. Mrs. Cathcart and Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24: 2-3, pl. 33 [16 June 1856]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860508 [details]
basis of record
Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289. page(s): 166. [details]
identification resource
Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. Pp. 314-333, 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]
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