This crustacean is known from California, USA.
In adults, the small eyes occupy about half of the short eye lobes.
It is known from under rocks, Macrocystis kelp holdfasts and among the spines of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
In adults, the body surface is smooth and not covered with setae.
In adults, the tiny uropods are hidden within a short, broad shelf below the tail.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.