Ozicrypta etna is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet etna refers to the Mount Etna limestone caves complex, of which the type locality forms part.[1][2]
| Ozicrypta etna | |
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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: | Ozicrypta |
| Species: | O. etna
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozicrypta etna | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in coastal Central Queensland in the vine thicket fringes of limestone caves in the Mount Etna region, as well as on sandy soils near Yeppoon. The type locality is Olsen's Caverns, 23 km north of Rockhampton.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [433]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta etna Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.