MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Drillia thetis E. A. Smith, 1904) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 26, pl. 2, fig. 1. [details]
original description
(of Drillia pretiosa W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 21, pl. 5, sp. 164. [details]
original description
(of Drillia albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 22, pl. 4, sp. 166. [details]
basis of record
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): 152 [details]
new combination reference
Kilburn R.N. (1994). Turridae (s.l.) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 7. Subfamily Crassispirinae, section 2. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 35: 177-228.
page(s): 195, figs 27-34. [details]