[1] This species was described as Pounamua gressitti in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Campbell Island.

[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000034.

This species has a yellow brown carapace and a purplish abdomen.

[1][2] 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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