| Agelenopsis potteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Agelenopsis |
| Species: | A. potteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelenopsis potteri (Blackwall, 1846) | |
Agelenopsis potteri is a species of funnel weaver in the spider family Agelenidae. Native to North America, it has been introduced into Ukraine, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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