[1] This species was described as Pounamua complexa in 1956 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected in Fiordland.

[1] It was redescribed as Pounamuella complexa in 1985.

[2] This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.

[1][2] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

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