original description
Quadras, J. F.; Möllendorf, O. F. von. (1894). Diagnoses specierum novarum ex insulis Philippinis. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 26(5-6): 81-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601488
page(s): 98, 99 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Carl Roebelen (1855-1927), a prolific Swiss orchid collector that also collected many land snails. Little is know of him and it is also said that he came from Germany and the United Kingdom. [details]