original description
Richardson, H. (1909). Isopods collected in the northwest Pacific by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross" in 1906. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 37: 75-129. [details] 
From editor or global species database
Type locality Hokkaido, Hokkaido Island, Hakodate, Japan (from USNM online data for holotype). [details]