Synothele koonalda 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 koonalda refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Synothele koonalda | |
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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. koonalda
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| Binomial name | |
| Synothele koonalda | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs on the Nullarbor Plain in western South Australia. The type locality is 48 km south-east of Koonalda Station.[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 [522]. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele koonalda Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.