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Cataxia sandsorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Cataxia
Species:	C. sandsorum
Binomial name
Cataxia sandsorum Rix, Main, Bain & Harvey, 2017

Cataxia sandsorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Karlene Bain, Barbara York Main and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet sandsorum honours Ayleen and Tony Sands, for their hospitality and their efforts towards preserving and promoting the biodiversity of Stirling Range National Park.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion, where it is restricted to upland riparian eucalypt forest on the southern side of the Stirling Range. The type locality is the south face of Pyungoorup Peak in Stirling Range National Park.

References

1. ^ Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 395–423 . doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
2. ^ "Species Cataxia sandsorum Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

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