original description
Nevill, G. (1870). On the land shells of Bourbon, with descriptions of a few new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 39 (4): 403-416. Calcutta [28 December]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41302006
page(s): 405 [details]
source of synonymy
Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 108 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Salazie, a village used as a "sanatorium," which was near the type locality. [details]