This crustacean is known from Hood Canal, Washington, USA.
In adults, the front projection of the head is sharply pointed.
It lives in association on sea stars of the genus Solaster.
In adults, the rear tail-plate margin is concave at the sides and convex in the middle, without extending behind the lateral spines.
In adults, the basal third of the lower propodal margin of the first walking leg has conspicuous denticles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.