original description
Quayle, D. B. (1938). <i>Paphia bifurcata</i>, a new molluscan species from Ladysmith Harbour, B.C. <em>Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 4: 53-54. [details]
basis of record
Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality British Columbia [introduced] [details]