original descriptionAncey, C. F. (1906). Descriptions of two new <i>Cleopatra</i> and a <i>Pisidium</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 20(4): 45-46., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052230 page(s): 45-46 [details]
original description(ofCleopatra mterizensis Melvill & Standen, 1907)Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). Notes on a collection of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca, made in North-Eastern Rhodesia, during 1905, by Mr. Sheffield A. Neave, M.A., B.Sc. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 51 (4): 1-16, 1 unnumbered plate. [20 February]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063251 page(s): 5, fig. 2. [details]
basis of recordBrown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487. page(s): 109-110 [details]
additional sourceBrown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607. page(s): 124. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Edgar Albert Smith (1847-1916). [details] Type locality "River Chozi, which flows into the Chambezi, region of lake Bangweolo, British Central Africa" [details]