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Aname aurea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Anamidae
Genus:	Aname
Species:	A. aurea
Binomial name
Aname aurea Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918

Aname aurea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales in saltbush dominated habitats. The type locality is Broken Hill in the west of the state.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.

References

1. ^ Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 . doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882.
2. ^ "Species Aname aurea Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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