MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Pleurotoma (Drillia) torresiana E. A. Smith, 1884) Smith, E. A. (1884). Mollusca. pp. 34-116; 487-508 in: <i>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881-2</i>. Part I. The collections from Melanesia; Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London: The Trustees [of the British Museum (Natural History)]. xxv, 684 pp., 54 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63054
page(s): 37, pl. 4 fig. D [details]
original description
(of Pleurotoma (Drillia) sterrha R. B. Watson, 1881) Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII, IX, X. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 388-475., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37088539 [details]
basis of record
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]