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Bungulla oraria

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Species of spider

Bungulla oraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Bungulla
Species: B. oraria
Binomial name
Bungulla oraria
Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018

Bungulla oraria is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet oraria comes from the Latin for “coastal”, with reference to the type locality.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the southern Jarrah Forest bioregion. The type locality is Torndirrup National Park, on the Torndirrup Peninsula, some 10 km south of Albany.

References

  1. ^ Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 . doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ^ "Species Bungulla oraria Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
Taxon identifiers
Bungulla oraria


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