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Euoplos turrificus

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

Euoplos turrificus is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Michael Rix and Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The type locality is the Blackall Range, near Maleny.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM (2019). "Systematics of the palisade trapdoor spiders (Euoplos) of south-eastern Queensland (Araneae : Mygalomorphae : Idiopidae): four new species distinguished by their burrow entrance architecture". Invertebrate Systematics. 33: 253–276 [273].
  2. ^ a b "Species Euoplos turrificus Wilson, Rix & Raven, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.