basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Shell medium to large, cylindrically ovate or globose. Protoconch large, plug-like, callused and surrounded by a sharp ridge which is the posterior shoulder of the body whorl. Periostracum entirely or partially covered by a glaze. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth, the central cusp being the shortest. Ovoviviparous. [details]
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the western waters of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. [details]