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Synothele koonalda

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

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

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs on the Nullarbor Plain in western South Australia. The type locality is 48 km south-east of Koonalda Station.[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 [522]. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele koonalda Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.