original description
(of Taphius costatus Biese, 1951) Biese W.A. (1951). Revision de los moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce provistos de concha de Chile. IV. <em>Boletin del Museo Nacional de Chile.</em> 25: 115-137., available online at http://publicaciones.mnhn.cl/668/articles-63939_archivo_01.pdf
page(s): 116, fig. 5; pl. 6, figs. 1-3 [details]
status source
Collado G.A. & Mendez M.A. (2012) Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of Altiplano populations of <i>Biomphalaria</i> (Gastropoda: Planorbidae): inference from a multilocus approach. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 165: 795–808. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Chile, Cuchicha, a thermal spring on the northern edge of the Salar San Martín [details]