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Swolnpes morganensis

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Swolnpes morganensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Swolnpes
Species:
S. morganensis
Binomial name
Swolnpes morganensis
Main & Framenau, 2009[1]

Swolnpes morganensis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2009 by Australian arachnologists Barbara York Main and Volker Framenau.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-eastern Western Australia. The type locality is the Morgan Range, in the Great Victoria Desert.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY; Framenau, VW (2009). "A new genus of mygalomorph spider from the Great Victoria Desert and neighbouring arid country in south-eastern Western Australia (Araneae: Nemesiidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25: 277–285 [283].
  2. ^ a b "Species Swolnpes morganensis Main & Framenau, 2009". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.