Eucanippe bifida
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Eucanippe |
| Species: | E. bifida
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucanippe bifida | |
Eucanippe bifida is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions. The type locality is 24.3 km west of Ravensthorpe.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Main, BY; Harrison, S; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "The Australasian spiny trapdoor spiders of the family Idiopidae (Mygalomorphae : Arbanitinae): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". Invertebrate Systematics. 31 (5): 566–634 [609].
- ^ a b "Species Eucanippe bifida Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-13.