Aname exulans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. exulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname exulans | |
Aname exulans is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Mark Harvey, Karl Gruber, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey. The specific epithet exulans (Latin for an exiled or banished person) refers to its restricted offshore island distribution.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The spiders can be distinguished from other Aname species by the abdominal colour pattern of a dark median stripe and indistinct chevrons against a pale background.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species' range is limited to the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago off north-west Western Australia. The type locality is West Wallabi Island.[2] It also occurs on East Wallabi Island and North Island.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Harvey, MS; Gruber, K; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2020). "Five new species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from Western Australia, with a revised generic placement for Aname armigera". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 35: 10–38 [18]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.2.169.
- ^ a b "Species Aname exulans Harvey & Huey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-22.