Cataxia sandsorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Karlene Bain, Barbara York Main and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet sandsorum honours Ayleen and Tony Sands, for their hospitality and their efforts towards preserving and promoting the biodiversity of Stirling Range National Park.[2][3]
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cataxia |
| Species: | C. sandsorum
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| Cataxia sandsorum | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion, where it is restricted to upland riparian eucalypt forest on the southern side of the Stirling Range. The type locality is the south face of Pyungoorup Peak in Stirling Range National Park.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 395–423 [415]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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rbmh2017 refname=was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Species Cataxia sandsorum Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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