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Synothele goongarrie

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Synothele goongarrie
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. goongarrie
Binomial name
Synothele goongarrie
Raven, 1994[1]

Synothele goongarrie 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 goongarrie refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the arid Goldfields region, in malleeTriodia savanna habitats. The type locality is Goongarrie, about 94 km north of Kalgoorlie.[1][2]

References

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  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 [512]. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele goongarrie Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-12.