original description
Chitty, E. (1853). Descriptions of thirty supposed new species and varieties of land and fluviatile shells of Jamaica, with observations on some shells already described. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 1 (13): 1-19., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=QwcnN-VZWTAC&pg=RA1-PA1
page(s): 18-19 [details]
source of synonymy
Paraense, W.L. (1980). Drepanotrema cimex: synonymy, variation and geographical distribution (Mollusca, Planorbidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 40 (1): 101-113. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Jamaica, near the head of the navigable part of Black River, St. Elizabeth [details]