original description
(of Melania baccata Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). [Dr. Gould described new shells, received from Rev. Mr. Mason, of Burmah, several of which had been furnished…]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 218–221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490902
page(s): 219. [details]
source of synonymy
Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2001) Toward a systematic revision of the southeast Asian freshwater gastropod <i>Brotia</i> H. Adams, 1866 (Cerithioidea: Pachychylidae): An account of species from around the South China Sea. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i> 67: 281-318. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy B. baccata has been treated as a junior synonym of B. henriettae; however, it may prove to be a distinct species pending further investigation [details]