original descriptionBartsch, P. (1922). A monograph of the American shipworms. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 122: 1-51., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7875085 page(s): 18, 22 [details]
source of synonymyTurner, R. D. (1966). A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge (Massachusetts). ix + 265 pp., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/134382[details]