original description
Schilder, F.A. (1928). Die variabilität der Schalenlänge der Cypraeidae (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 79(1/2):5-21.
page(s): 9, 10 [details]
original description
(of Zonaria petitiana senegalensis F. A. Schilder, 1928) Schilder, F.A. (1928). Die variabilität der Schalenlänge der Cypraeidae (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 79(1/2):5-21.
page(s): 9, 10 [details]
source of synonymy
Bergonzoni M. (2013) The <i>Zonaria pyrum</i> complex. <i>Beautifulcowries Magazine</i> 3: 35-56. [details]
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 410 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity DNA tested by Chris Meyer (CGDP, 2005) (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/) but not recognized as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Until more evidence becomes available to validate it, it should be considered a species inquirenda. [details]