Aname tasmanica is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Tasmania. It was described in 1902 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][2][3]
| Aname tasmanica | |
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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: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. tasmanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname tasmanica | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to Tasmania.[3] The type locality is Table Cape in the north-west of the state.[2]
Behaviour
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Hogg, HR (1902). "On some additions to the Australian spiders of the sub-order Mygalomorphae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1902 (2): 121–142 [140].
- ^ a b c "Species Aname tasmanica Hogg, 1902". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ a b "Aname tasmanica Hogg, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.