original descriptionDeshayes, G. P. (1856). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 78-82, pl. 3., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862137 page(s): 81, pl. 3 fig. 5 [details]
basis of recordVine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality