original description
Swainson, W. (1824). Description of two new and remarkable freshwater shells, Melania setosa and Unio gigas. The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, 17(33): 13-17 [details]
additional source
Ancey, C. F. (1905). Remarks on some land and fresh-water shells from the New Hebrides, with description of new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(4): 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755615
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source
Goodrich, C. (1936). Notes on Philippine freshwater mollusks. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 49(3): 73-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527708
page(s): 73-74 [details]
source of synonymy
Starmühlner, F. (1976). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Süßwasser-Gastropoden pazifischer Inseln. Ergebnisse der Österreichischen Indopazifik- Expedition des 1. Zoologischen Institutes der. Universität Wien. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museum in Wien.</em> 80: 473-656. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Unknown (not stated in the original description) [details]