WoRMS name details
original description
(of Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1821). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. London: W. Wood, J. & A. Arch. 39 pp., 48 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27547788 page(s): sign. B4 [details]
basis of record
Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
additional source
Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 64 [details]
additional source
Mienis, H. K. (1972). On the alleged occurrence of <i>Lambis violacea</i> and <i>Clithon coronata</i> in Indonesia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 86(2-4): 82., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511595 [details]
From other sources
Remark Not known with certainty outside St Brandon, one of the dependencies of Mauritius [details]
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