original description
Raybaudi, L. (1985). Cypraeidae.. The living cowries specialised catalogue. <em>The Connoisseur of Seashells.</em> 2: 5-10.
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record
Lorenz F. (2016). The eastern deep water subspecies of <i>Zoila venusta</i> (G. B. Sowerby 1846) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Conchylia.</em> 47(1-2): 23-28. [details]
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 328. [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity DNA tested by Chris Meyer (CGDP) and not recognized as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Until more evidence becomes available, it should probably be considered a taxon inquirendum. [details]