Synothele durokoppin
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Synothele |
| Species: | S. durokoppin
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| Synothele durokoppin | |
Synothele durokoppin is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet durokoppin refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion of south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Durokoppin Nature Reserve, 26 km north of Kellerberrin.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [510]. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele durokoppin Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-12.