Sinônimos: Cerithium dislocatum Say 1822; Strioterebrum dislocata (Say, 1822); Acus dislocata (Say, 1822); Terebra rudis Gray, 1834; T. petitii Kiener, 1838; S. onslowensis Petuch, 1974; Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822)
Descrição original: Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411page(s): 235