original description
Preston, H. B. (1913). New species and varieties of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from Equatorial Africa. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 3 (1): 47-62, 212, pl. 4-6. Bruxelles [15 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991295
page(s): 60, pl. 4, fig. 9. [details]
source of synonymy
Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves). , available online at http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Africa, Nyassa Lake [details]