Kwonkan anatolion

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Kwonkan anatolion
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. anatolion
Binomial name
Kwonkan anatolion
Main, 1983 [1]

Kwonkan anatolion is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia in heath habitats. The type locality is 45 km west of Penong, on the Nullarbor Plain. [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial predators. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Main, BY (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17: 925–949 [929].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Kwonkan anatolion Main, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-13.