Aname whitei
Appearance
Aname whitei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Anamidae |
Genus: | Aname |
Species: | A. whitei
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Binomial name | |
Aname whitei Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020[1]
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Aname whitei is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Mark Castalanelli, Volker Framenau, Joel Huey, Mia Hillyer and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The type locality is the Jimblebar mine site, 35 km south of Newman, in the arid Pilbara region.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Castalanelli, MA; Framenau, VW; Huey, JA; Hillyer, MJ; Harvey, MS (2020). "New species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from arid Western Australia". Journal of Arachnology. 48: 169–213 [205]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.2.169.
- ^ a b "Species Aname whitei Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-21.