Mandjelia commoni

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Mandjelia commoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Mandjelia
Species:
M. commoni
Binomial name
Mandjelia commoni
Raven & Churchill, 1994 [1]

Mandjelia commoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet commoni honours Australian lepidopterist Ian F.B. Common for contributions to natural history. [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest. The type locality is Majors Mountain, near Ravenshoe, in the Tablelands Region. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raven, Robert J. (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [357].
  2. 1 2 "Species Mandjelia commoni Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-28.