original description
Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508 [details]
basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Shell medium to large, solid, elongate fusiform. Protoconch of slightly irregular whorls, deviated from the axis of the shell. Body whorl smooth or knobbed. Aperture narrow. Columella with four to five plaits. Siphonal notch shallow. Fasciole weak. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth, the central cusp being the longest, basal plates arched. [details]
Distribution Zidoninae restricted to the waters of New Zealand and adjacent areas. [details]