original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1902). Notices of new Japanese land shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(10): 116-119. [February 5]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738505
page(s): 118 [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
Chiba, S. (2009). Morphological divergence as a result of common adaptation to a shared environment in land snails of the genus <i>Hirasea</i>. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 75: 253-259. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the Japanese malacologist, Yoichiro Hirase (1859-1925). [details]