Hicanodon

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Hicanodon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Amaurobiidae
Genus: Hicanodon
Species:
H. cinerea
Binomial name
Hicanodon cinerea
Tullgren, 1901 [1]

Hicanodon is a genus of South American tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Hicanodon cinerea. It was first described by Albert Tullgren in 1901, [2] and has only been found in Chile and Argentina. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Hicanodon Tullgren, 1901". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ↑ Tullgren, A. (1901). Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of the Magellan Territories.

"Hicanodon" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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