| Elaver excepta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Elaver |
| Species: | E. excepta |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaver excepta (L. Koch, 1866) | |
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