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Bungulla keirani

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Bungulla keirani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Bungulla
Species:
B. keirani
Binomial name
Bungulla keirani

Bungulla keirani is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet keirani honours Keiran McNamara (1954–2013) for his efforts in securing funding for the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Western Australia in the southern Carnarvon, north-western Yalgoo and northern Geraldton Sandplains bioregions, from the Peron Peninsula to Zuytdorp. The type locality is Nanga Station, near Shark Bay.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [308]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla keirani Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.