original description
Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 399, pl. 15, figs 9, 10. [details]
basis of record
Spry, J. F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). <em>Tanganyika Notes and Records.</em> 63: 123-164, 8 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 201 [details]
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 244 [details]
source of synonymy
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 768. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Umkomaas [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]