[1] This species was described as Pounamua australis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island.

[2] The species was renamed as Pounamuella australis in 1985 and the male was described.

[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000011.

[1] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".

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