Eucanippe mouldsi 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, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
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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: | Eucanippe |
| Species: | E. mouldsi
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Esperance Plains bioregions. The type locality is Gnowellan Road, Wellstead.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Rix, MG; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia's biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology. 46: 133–154 [149].
- ^ a b "Species Eucanippe mouldsi Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-14.