original description
Petterd, W. F. (1884). Description of new Tasmanian shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(5): 135-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571559
page(s): 135 [details]
additional source
Garrard, T. A. (1972). A revision of Australian Recent and Tertiary Turritellidae (Gastropoda, Mollusca). <em>J. Malac. Soc. Aust.</em> 2(3): 267-338.
page(s): 277 [details]
additional source
Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1931). South Australian Shells. Part I. <em>The South Australian Naturalist.</em> 12 (4): 51-63, pls. I-II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42129224
page(s): p. 57. [details]
source of synonymy
Tate, R. & May, W.L. (1901) A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 26, 344–471, pls. 23–27.
page(s): 379 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Garrard (1972:277) considered T. higginsi as synonym of Colpospira runcinata (Watson, 1881). The vision of Tate & May (1901:379) - synonymy to C. accisa (Watson, 1881) - is here substantiated, supported by type material research. [details]