Trittame stonieri is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet stonieri honours Russell Stonier, on whose land the type specimen was trapped.[1][2]
Trittame stonieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Trittame |
Species: | T. stonieri
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Binomial name | |
Trittame stonieri |
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Central Queensland, in the northern Brigalow Belt bioregion, in eucalypt forest habitats with a dense understorey. The type locality is Bondoola, near Rockhampton.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [562]. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ a b "Species Trittame stonieri Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-19.