| Aname mccleeryorum | |
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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: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. mccleeryorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aname mccleeryorum Harvey and Huey, 2020 | |
Aname mccleeryorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Mark Harvey, Karl Gruber, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey. The species epithet mccleeryorum honours the McCleery family's support for the Western Australian Museum Foundation.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia in kwongan heath and wandoo woodland habitats. It is found throughout the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion, from Oakajee and the Chapman Valley southwards to the Lesueur National Park. The type locality is the Chapman Valley.
References
- ^ Harvey, MS; Gruber, K; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2020). "Five new species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from Western Australia, with a revised generic placement for Aname armigera" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 35: 10–38 . doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.2.169.
- ^ "Species Aname mccleeryorum Harvey & Huey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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