Blakistonia emmottorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet emmottorum honours Angus and Karen Emmott, owners of Noonbah Station, who collected the holotype specimen.[1][2]
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. emmottorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia emmottorum | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Central West Queensland. The type locality is Noonbah Station, north of Jundah.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [36]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b "Species Blakistonia emmottorum Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-25.