basis of recordMinato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls. page(s): 102 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for an American malacologist, Prof. Edward Sylvester (1838-1925). [details] Type locality Hirado, Hizen, in western Kyushu [details]