The genus name Linnaeolpium honours Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), founder of modern taxonomy, in combination with the generic name Olpium.

[1][2][3] The genus contains the single species Linnaeolpium linnaei Harvey & Leng, 2008.

The specific epithet linnaei echos the genus name in honouring Carl Linnaeus.

[1] This short-range endemic species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia.

It is known only from the type locality of the pisolitic Mesa K, near the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica, about 1,400 km north of Perth.