Ancylotrypa spinosa

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Spiny wafer-lid trapdoor spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Cyrtaucheniidae
Genus: Ancylotrypa
Species:
A. spinosa
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa spinosa
Simon, 1889

Ancylotrypa spinosa, commonly known as the spiny wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa . It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. [1]

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Distribution

Ancylotrypa spinosa is an Eastern Cape endemic described from Port Elizabeth. It is known from Port Elizabeth and Bamboesberg, W Sterkstroom (Wilgerskloof Farm), at elevations between 7 and 1478 meters above sea level. [2]

Habitat and ecology

Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Grassland and Thicket biomes. [2]

Description

Both males and females have been described for this species. [1]

Conservation

Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List. Its status remains obscure and more sampling is needed to determine its present range. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancylotrypa spinosa Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyrtaucheniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6760048. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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