MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source
Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]