Many species in Deconica were transferred there by mycologist Machiel Noordeloos in a 2009 publication.
The species was first formally described in 2007 by Australian mycologist Genevieve Gates and Dutch mycologist Machiel Noordeloos, from collections made in Tasmania, Australia.
The species was described in 2009 in the journal Mycotaxon by Australian mycologists Genevieve Gates, Bryony M. Horton, and Dutch Entoloma authority Machiel Noordeloos.