MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Purpura madreporarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 42, [237], fig. 12 [details]
basis of record
Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 419 [details]