Dall, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks and brachiopods of the southeastern coast of North America and the North Pacific Ocean, with notes on others already described. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(2): 93-159, pl. 13-16., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918246[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania purpurea Dall, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593626 on 2024-07-09
original descriptionDall, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks and brachiopods of the southeastern coast of North America and the North Pacific Ocean, with notes on others already described. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(2): 93-159, pl. 13-16., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918246[details]
basis of recordAbbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 72 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality