original description(ofFusus (Neptunea) valedictus R. B. Watson, 1886)Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568 page(s): 191, 201 [details]
basis of recordSpencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. , available online athttp://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz[details]