original descriptionCooke, C. M., Jr. (1931). The land snail genus <i>Carelia</i>. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin.</em> 85: 1-97, pls. 1-18., available online athttp://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/bull85.pdf page(s): 92-93, pl. 16, fig. 8 [details]
basis of recordCowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the Native Land and Freshwater Molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. [3 June]. Leiden (Backhuys Publishers). page(s): 113 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the Danish/American malacologist, Ditlev Due Thaanum (1867-1963). [details] Type locality south side of the Wailua river in a cane field south of the gate near the base of the Kalepa range [details]