original description
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1898). Descriptions of nine new species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 2 (8): 125-130, pl. 7. London. [1 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16347164
page(s): 129, pl. 7, fig. 8. [details]
source of synonymy
Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 507. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Brickfields, Grahamstown' [E. Cape, South Africa]. [details]