Aurecocrypta katersi, also known as the Katers Island brush-footed trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]
| Aurecocrypta katersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Aurecocrypta |
| Species: | A. katersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aurecocrypta katersi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35: 291–706.
- ^ a b "Species Aurecocrypta katersi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-27.