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Ancylotrypa

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Ancylotrypa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Cyrtaucheniidae
Genus: Ancylotrypa
Simon, 1889[1]
Type species
A. fossor
Simon, 1889
Species

43, see text

Synonyms[1][2]

Ancylotrypa is a genus of African wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.[3] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1953.[4]

Species

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As of October 2022 it contains 43 species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ a b c d Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 129.
  3. ^ Simon, E. (1889). "Descriptions d'espèces africaines nouvelles de la famille des Aviculariidae". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 42: 405–415.
  4. ^ Roewer, C. F. (1953). "Araneae-Orthognatha (Arachnoidae). Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F". De Witte. 22: 34.