original description
(of Alvania pura A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249945
page(s): 402 [details]
additional source
Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 131-132; plate 5, fig. 10 [details]
source of synonymy
Sleurs, W. J. M. & H. L. Strack. (2021). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 18. The Rissoinidae and Zebinidae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). <em>Basteria.</em> 85: 34–58.
page(s): 46 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Distribution Bartsch (1915) figures the "type" (5.8 mm). He recorded as type locality, "Simons Bay", South Africa; Gould (1861) stated "Simoda" [= Shimoda, Japan]. [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally described in the genus Alvania (as all Gould's 1861 Phosinella species) [details]
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