original descriptionChamberlin, R. V. (1951). Eleven new western millipeds. Natural History Miscellanea. 87: 1-12. page(s): 1 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication. 8: 1-584., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410 page(s): 462 [details]
source of synonymyShelley, R. M. (1994). The milliped family Nearctodesmidae in northwestern North America, with accounts of Sakophallus and S. simplex Chamberlin (Polydesmida). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 72(3): 470-495 page(s): 482 [details]