Pleorotus
| Pleorotus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | †Pleorotus Simon, 1898[2] |
| Species: | †P. braueri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleorotus braueri Simon, 1898[2]
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Pleorotus is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae, with a single species, Pleorotus braueri, first described in 1898.[2] The description was based on a single male spider collected in 1894. No specimens have been found since and the species has been declared extinct. It was endemic to Mahe Island in the Seychelles.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2014). "Pleorotus braueri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T196288A2443290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196288A2443290.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Pleorotus Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved April 13, 2016.