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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Synothele |
Species: | S. ooldea
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Binomial name | |
Synothele ooldea |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in South Australia. The type locality is Ooldea, at the eastern end of the Nullarbor Plain.[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 [534]. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele ooldea Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.