Euoplos turrificus
Appearance
Euoplos turrificus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Euoplos |
Species: | E. turrificus
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Binomial name | |
Euoplos turrificus |
Euoplos turrificus is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Michael Rix and Robert Raven.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The type locality is the Blackall Range, near Maleny.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM (2019). "Systematics of the palisade trapdoor spiders (Euoplos) of south-eastern Queensland (Araneae : Mygalomorphae : Idiopidae): four new species distinguished by their burrow entrance architecture". Invertebrate Systematics. 33: 253–276 [273].
- ^ a b "Species Euoplos turrificus Wilson, Rix & Raven, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.