Aname atra | |
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Fangs of A. atra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Anamidae |
Genus: | Aname |
Species: | A. atra |
Binomial name | |
Aname atra (Strand, 1913) | |
Synonyms | |
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Aname atra, the black wishbone spider, is a mygalomorph spider of Southern Australia. It is one of the wishbone spiders in the taxonomic family Anamidae, found in varied habitats throughout Australia, including Tasmania. [1] The most common species are the mottled eastern wishbones in the genus Namea , found in rainforests, black wishbones in the genus Aname , found in drier parts of Queensland, and the bearded wishbone, Xamiatus magnificus , also found in Queensland. [1] [2]
They are called wishbone spiders for the shape of their burrow.