original description(ofColumbella (Anachis) atrata A. Gould, 1860)Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883 page(s): 334. [details]
basis of recordKilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 96 [details]
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