original description
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 195, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Van Rienen, Drakensberg Mountains' [Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]