original description
(of Scalaria decussata Lamarck, 1804 †) Lamarck [J.B.P.A. de]. (1804). Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 4: 46-55, 105-115, 212-222, 289-298, 429-436., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29642493
page(s): 213-214; vélin 16 fig.17 [details]
additional source
Brown L.G. & Neville B.D. (2011) Nomenclatural notes on <i>Amaea arabica</i> (Nyst, 1871) comb. nov. and <i>Cirsotrema fimbriolatum</i> (Melvill, 1897) (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae), two similar species from the Indo-Pacific faunal province. <i>Novapex</i> 12(3-4): 81-86., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254601.pdf [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The name Scalaria decussata or Amaea decussata, attributed to Lamarck, 1804, has been used for a Recent species from the Indian Ocean. However, the true Amaea decussata (Lamarck, 1804) is a fossil from the Eocene of the Paris Basin. For the Recent species, see Amaea arabica. [details]