Nordic J. Bot. 31, 1: 45 (2013).

Basionym: Caloplaca cranfieldii S.Y. Kondr. & Kärnefelt, in Kondratyuk, Kärnefelt, Elix & Thell, Biblthca Lichenol. 95: 352 (2007).

Type locality: Australia, Western Australia, on ironstone or sandstone, often in shade of Acacia ligulata, Kondratyuk 20423 (PERTH - Holotype ).