Bungulla burbidgei
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Bungulla burbidgei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Bungulla |
Species: | B. burbidgei
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Binomial name | |
Bungulla burbidgei |
Bungulla burbidgei is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet burbidgei honours Allan Burbidge for his contributions to the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey and to the study of Australian biodiversity.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia, in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The type locality is Zuytdorp, between Shark Bay and Kalbarri National Park.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [280]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla burbidgei Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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- Spiders described in 2018
- Taxa named by Michael G. Rix
- Taxa named by Robert Raven
- Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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