Aname tasmanica
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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: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. tasmanica
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| Aname tasmanica | |
Aname tasmanica is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1902 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Table Cape in the north-west of the state.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hogg, HR (1902). "On some additions to the Australian spiders of the sub-order Mygalomorphae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1902 (2): 121–142 [140].
- ^ a b c "Species Aname tasmanica Hogg, 1902". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-17.