MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Voluta (Alcithoe) ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1901) Smith, E. A. (1901). A list of the known forms of Volutidae from South Africa, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 231–235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798191
page(s): 231 textfig. [details]
basis of record
Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 167. [details]
basis of record
Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 17: 1-168.
page(s): 99, pl. 51 figs 1-4 [details]
identification resource
Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. Pp. 314-333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]