original description
Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(10): 151-160 [March 1849]; 5(11): 161-176 [March 1849]; 5(12): 186-192 [April 1849]; 6(2): 17-26 [May1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292345
page(s): 192 [details]
source of synonymy
Low, M. E. Y., Tan, S. K. & Ng, T. H. (2013). <i>Pila conica</i> (Wood, 1828), or <i>Pila scutata</i> (Mousson, 1848)? The correct name for the native apple snail of Singapore (Gastropoda Ampullariidae). <em>Nature in Singapore.</em> 6: 55-60., available online at http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2013/2013nis055-060.pdf [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Insula Java, Philippinae, China" [details]