 Its lacks arcuate cylindrical pads on the posterior bothridial margins.The tapeworm has a marginal, distinct apical scolex rather than a submarginal, diffuse apical sucker on each bothridium.This species was first described (along with "Litobothrium amsichensis") from a specimen collected from the spiral valve digestive organ of a goblin shark ("Mitsukurina owstoni") caught in New South Wales in Australia.