original description
Morelet, A. (1884). Mollusques nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> [1883] 31 (4): 395-401, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857418
page(s): 395 [details]
taxonomy source
Breure, A. S. H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J. D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 208 [details]
basis of record
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source
Van Goethem, J. L. (1977). Révision systématique des Urocyclinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Urocylidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques.</em> 218: XI + 355 pp., 720 figg., pl. 1-4. Tervuren.
page(s): 50 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Considered a synonym of Rhopalogonium by Schileyko (2002), but maintaied as a valid genus by Breure et al. (2018) [details]