original description
Nevill, G. (1878). Mollusca. Scientific Results of the Second Yarkand Mission; based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka Ph.D., 1-21, 1 pl. Calcutta (Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56816818
page(s): 19-20, fig. 28 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Colonel Mainwaring, B. S. C. who made collection in other parts of India. [details]