original description
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1869). Description d'espèces nouvelles de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 7 (3): 274–277; pl. XIII, figs1–3 [July 16th, 1869]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662488
page(s): 274-275; pl. 13 fig. 1 [details]
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Type locality Ognina near Catania, Sicily [details]
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