| Typostola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Typostola Simon [1] |
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Typostola is a genus of spiders in the Sparassidae family. It was first described in 1897 by Simon. As of 2017 [update] , it contains 4 species from Australia and New Guinea. [1]
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