| Coras medicinalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Coras |
| Species: | C. medicinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coras medicinalis (Hentz, 1821) | |
Coras medicinalis is a species of funnel weaver in the spider family Agelenidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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