original description
Da Costa, S. I. (1906). Description of a new species of <i>Achatina</i> from Mashonaland. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 7: 11, text-fig., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797424 [details]
additional source
Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
page(s): 168 [details]
source of synonymy
Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 318 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Rusape, Mashonaland' [Zimbabwe]. [details]