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Trittame stonieri

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Trittame stonieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Trittame
Species:
T. stonieri
Binomial name
Trittame stonieri
Raven, 1994[1]

Trittame stonieri 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 stonieri honours Russell Stonier, on whose land the type specimen was trapped.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Central Queensland, in the northern Brigalow Belt bioregion, in eucalypt forest habitats with a dense understorey. The type locality is Bondoola, near Rockhampton.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 [562]. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  2. ^ a b "Species Trittame stonieri Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-19.