original description
Vernhout, J. H. (1914). The non-marine molluscs of Surinam. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 36: 1-46, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14021311
page(s): 29-30, 41, 43, pl. 1, fig. 13 [details]
source of synonymy
Cowie, R. H. & Thiengo, S. C. (2003). The apple snails of the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: <i>Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, Pomacea, Pomella</i>): A nomenclatural and type catalog. <em>Malacologia.</em> 45(1): 41-100., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25129402 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the English malacologist, George Brettingham Sowerby, III (1843-1921). [details]