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Bungulla laevigata

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Bungulla laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Bungulla
Species:
B. laevigata
Binomial name
Bungulla laevigata

Bungulla laevigata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet laevigata comes from the Latin for “smooth”, with reference to the smoothness of the carapace.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Western Australia in the far southern Carnarvon bioregion. The type locality is Nanga Station, 13 km south-west of Hamelin Pool.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [316]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla laevigata Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.