[1][2] This species was first described by Lewis Weston Dillwyn in 1817.

It has a shell height of 87.4 and a diameter 54.5 mm.

[4][5] This species occurs widely across South America, findings have been documented in Panama,[4] Colombia,[4][6] Ecuador,[4] Peru,[4] Bolivia,[4] Brazil,[4][7] French Guiana,[4][8] and Suriname.

[4][9] Recent observations through citizen science apps, confirm these documented recordings.

[1][3] It has an habitat at low altitude and in moist forests.