Eucanippe eucla
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| Eucanippe eucla | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Eucanippe |
| Species: | E. eucla
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucanippe eucla | |
Eucanippe eucla is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in coastal south-eastern Western Australia, in the Hampton bioregion. The type locality is 5 km east of Eucla.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rix, MG; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia's biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology. 46: 133–154 [145].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Eucanippe eucla Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-14.