Tungari aurukun
| Tungari aurukun | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Tungari |
| Species: | T. aurukun
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| Binomial name | |
| Tungari aurukun | |
Tungari aurukun 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 aurukun refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland in open forest habitats. The type locality is Aurukun.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 [568]. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ a b "Species Tungari aurukun Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-20.