original description
Putzeys, S. (1899). Diagnoses de quelques coquilles nouvelles provenant de l'état indépendant du Congo. <em>Annales de la Societe Royal Malacologique de Belgique.</em> 33: 22-25, 82-85 [published 15 December 1899; see Breure & Backhuys, 2021: 141]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41174391
page(s): 83, fig. 19. [details]
basis of record
Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 67 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Since the name, as a junior secondary homonym, was replaced before 1961, it remains invalid even though the species are no longer considered congeneric Art 59.3. [details]