Aname aurea
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| Aname aurea | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname aurea | |
Aname aurea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in New South Wales in saltbush dominated habitats. The type locality is Broken Hill in the west of the state.[2]
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [145]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Aname aurea Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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