original description
Baldwin, D. D. (1903). Descriptions of new species of Achatinellidae from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(3): 34-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726455
page(s): 35 [details]
additional source
Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the Native Land and Freshwater Molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. [3 June]. Leiden (Backhuys Publishers).
page(s): 99 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Palihoukapapa on the Hamakua slope of Maunakea, at an elevation of 4,000 feet. Imbedded in the earth about one foot below the surface. [details]