original description
Oldroyd, I. S. (1916). A new variety of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 29(9): 107-108., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052982 [details]
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 457 [details]
source of synonymy
Coan E.V. & Kellogg M.G. (1990). The malacological contributions of Ida Shepard Oldroyd and Tom Shaw Oldroyd. <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(2): 174-184. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Fred L. Button (1856-1927). [details]