Synothele goongarrie 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. The specific epithet goongarrie refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Synothele goongarrie | |
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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: | Synothele |
| Species: | S. goongarrie
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| Binomial name | |
| Synothele goongarrie | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the arid Goldfields region, in mallee–Triodia savanna habitats. The type locality is Goongarrie, about 94 km north of Kalgoorlie.[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 [512]. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele goongarrie Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-12.