original description
Adams, H. (1868). Descriptions of some new species of shells collected by Geoffrey Nevill, Esq., at Mauritius, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Seychelles. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1868: 288-292, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664817
page(s): 289, 290, pl. 28, fig. 5 [details]
additional source
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): 406, 408. [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): 121. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Geoffrey Nevill (1843-1885), a British malacologist that provided the specimens described by H. Adams. [details]