original description
(of Monoptygma casta A. Adams, 1853) Adams, A. (1853). A monograph of the genus <i>Monoptygma</i> of Lea. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 222-224., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680484
page(s): 223. [details]
basis of record
Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>iProceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 177 [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority Melvill incorrectly gave the original combination as Chrysallida casta Adams, 1861, copying Tryon (1886), but Tryon illustrated Monotigma casta A. Adams, 1853. [details]