Synothele ooldea 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 ooldea refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Synothele ooldea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Synothele
Species:
S. ooldea
Binomial name
Synothele ooldea
Raven, 1994[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in South Australia. The type locality is Ooldea, at the eastern end of the Nullarbor Plain.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 [534]. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele ooldea Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.