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Galeosoma

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Galeosoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Galeosoma
Purcell, 1903[1]
Type species
G. scutatum
Purcell, 1903
Species

12, see text

Galeosoma is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.[2]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains twelve species and three subspecies:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Galeosoma Purcell, 1903". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. ^ Purcell, W. F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 69–142.
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