Promyrmekiaphila clathrata | |
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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: | Euctenizidae |
Genus: | Promyrmekiaphila |
Species: | P. clathrata
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Binomial name | |
Promyrmekiaphila clathrata (Simon, 1891)
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Promyrmekiaphila clathrata is a species of wafer-lid trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae that is endemic to the state of California in the United States. [2] Its range is restricted to the central and northern California Coast Ranges, from San Benito County to Glenn County. [2] Like its sister species, C. winnemem, it can be distinguished from species in similar genera by the dusky chevron pattern on its abdomen. [2] It prefers vegetated, mesic habitats that retain some moisture, where it builds burrows in soil up to 30 cm deep. [2] Like other members of this family, it covers its burrow entrance with a door made of silk and soil. [3]
Promyrmekiaphila clathrata | |
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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: | Euctenizidae |
Genus: | Promyrmekiaphila |
Species: | P. clathrata
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Binomial name | |
Promyrmekiaphila clathrata (Simon, 1891)
[1]
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Promyrmekiaphila clathrata is a species of wafer-lid trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae that is endemic to the state of California in the United States. [2] Its range is restricted to the central and northern California Coast Ranges, from San Benito County to Glenn County. [2] Like its sister species, C. winnemem, it can be distinguished from species in similar genera by the dusky chevron pattern on its abdomen. [2] It prefers vegetated, mesic habitats that retain some moisture, where it builds burrows in soil up to 30 cm deep. [2] Like other members of this family, it covers its burrow entrance with a door made of silk and soil. [3]