original description(of)Pfeiffer, L. (1858). Diagnosen neuer Schnecken-Arten. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 5 (5): 238-240 [Dec 1858]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014082 page(s): 238 [details]
basis of recordBequaert, J. C. (1950). Studies in the Achatininae, a group of African land snails. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 105(1): 1-216, plates 1-81., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11841320 page(s): 152 [details]