[1] The species name, calvata, comes from the Latin word calvatus, meaning made bare.

[1] The specific name is derived from the Latin calvatus, meaning made bear.

Both the anterior and posterior ridges of the second and third abdominal segments have a few short lateral striae behind them.

The dactyli of the walking legs and the flexor margin have one to two moveable spinules.

[2] This squat lobster can be found off of New Caledonia, at depths between 260 and 950 metres (850 and 3,120 ft).