original description
(of Paludina elata Küster, 1852) Küster, H. C. (1852-1853). Die Gattungen <i>Paludina, Hydrocaena</i> und <i>Valvata</i>. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, 2. Edition.</em> Bd 1, Abt. 21: 1(21) (113): 1-24, pls. 1, 2 (1852); (115): 25-56, pls. 3-8 (1852); (119): 57-96, pls. 9-14 (1853). Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34226359
page(s): 59, pl. 11, fig. 11, 12 [details]
basis of record
Starobogatov, Y. I. (1970). Fauna Molliuskov i Zoogeograficheskoe Raionirovanie Kontinental'nykh Vodoemov Zemnogo Shara [The Molluscan Fauna and Zoogeographical Zoning of the Continental Water Bodies of the World]. <em>Nauka. Leningrad.</em> 372 p., 12 tables. In Russian.
page(s): 144 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Iraq, the Tigris River near Mosul [details]