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Kwonkan turrigera

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Kwonkan turrigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. turrigera
Binomial name
Kwonkan turrigera
(Main, 1994)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aname turrigera Main, 1994

Kwonkan turrigera is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the states of South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY (1994). "Biosystematics of Australian mygalomorph spiders: Description of a new species of Aname and its aerial tube (Araneae: Nemesiidae)". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 77: 65–69 [65].
  2. ^ a b "Species Kwonkan turrigera (Main, 1994)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-13.