Atypus muralis

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Atypus muralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Atypus
Species:
A. muralis
Binomial name
Atypus muralis
Bertkau, 1890
Synonyms
  • Atypus piceus
  • Proatypus muralis

Atypus muralis is a mygalomorph spider from Central Europe to Turkmenistan. It is very similar to Atypus piceus , but the posterior spinnerets consist of four instead of three segments. [1] They also build tubes that can be up to 1 m deep. Females grow to around 12 mm, while males grow to 9 mm. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN   0-600-56710-9, p. 46