Zephyrarchaea barrettae

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Zephyrarchaea barrettae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species:
Z. barrettae
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea barrettae
Rix & Harvey, 2012 [2]

Zephyrarchaea barrettae is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae. [2] The Latin species name was chosen to honor Sarah Barrett, who first discovered assassin spiders in the Stirling Range National Park. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Zephyrarchaea barrettae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia. [3] It has only been found on Talyuberlup Peak. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Harvey, M. (2021). "Zephyrarchaea barrettae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T80350006A195997310.en .
  2. 1 2 "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
  3. 1 2 Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012), "Australian Assassins, part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia", ZooKeys (191): 1–62, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.191.3070 , PMC   3353492 , PMID   22639534
  4. ↑ Vivian, Geoff, Local fauna species unique to specific locations, ScienceNetwork WA, retrieved 28 October 2016[ permanent dead link ]


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