WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Voluta abyssicola A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936 page(s): 25-26, pl. 7, figs 6a-6d. [details]
new combination reference
Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 17: 1-168. page(s): 26, textfigs 8-9, pl. 7 figs 1,5, pl. 8 figs 1-5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution South Africa: From Hondeklipbaai to Cape Point from depths of 100-550 m. [details]
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