original description
Schockaert, E. R.; Curini-Galletti, M.; De Ridder, W.; Artois, T. (2011). On the Calviriidae Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata), with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3034: 32-46., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z03034p046f.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The beautifully arranged needles of the copulatory organ resemble those of the species of Calviria.
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