Biology:Kwonkan anatolion

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Kwonkan anatolion
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. anatolion
Binomial name
Kwonkan anatolion
Main, 1983[1]

Kwonkan anatolion is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia in heath habitats. The type locality is 45 km west of Penong, on the Nullarbor Plain.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Main, BY (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History 17: 925–949 [929]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Kwonkan anatolion Main, 1983". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d5453ffc-b2fb-4d0a-b271-53e3793d792d. 

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