Holotype figured, synonymy with Calliostoma ornatum Lamarck, 1822 dismissed. [details]
Kilburn (1974) disputed that this species was a synonym of Calliostoma ornatum and to date its true identity ... [details]
Type locality designated 'Sea Point' [Cape Town] by Kilburn (1974:198). [details]
Type locality given as 'in India et Sina' - erroneous. Emended to Table Bay by Kilburn (1974). [details]