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Synothele karara

Synothele karara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Synothele
Species:
S. karara
Binomial name
Synothele karara
Raven, 1994[1]

Synothele karara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet karara refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia. The type locality is Karara Well (No.24 on the Canning Stock Route) in the Great Sandy Desert.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [520]. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele karara Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-13.