original description(ofPurpura (Stramonita) blanfordi Melvill, 1893)Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay collected by Alexander Abercrombie, Esq. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 7: 52-67, 1 pl., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10159687 page(s): 53-54, pl. 1, fig. 3. [details]