Zophorame gallonae

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Zophorame gallonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Zophorame
Species:
Z. gallonae
Binomial name
Zophorame gallonae
Raven, 1990 [1] [2]

Zophorame gallonae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. [1] [2] [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on Queensland's Horn and Thursday Islands in Torres Strait, in open eucalypt forest habitats. The type locality is Horn Island. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raven, RJ (1990). "A revision of the Australian spider genus Trittame Koch (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) and a new related genus". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 4: 21–54 [51]. doi:10.1071/IT9900021.
  2. 1 2 3 Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [576]. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. 1 2 "Species Zophorame gallonae Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-20.