original description
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1824). Beschreibung einiger neuen Conchylien. <em>Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1(4): 205-221, pl. 7-9 [labelled pl. 1-3 on plates]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=8OoTAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA206
page(s): 214; pl. 8 [labelled 2 on plate], fig. 4 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mediterranean Sea and Malta. [details]