Biology:Wiltonia fiordensis
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Short description: Species of spider
| Wiltonia fiordensis | |
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Wiltonia |
| Species: | W. fiordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wiltonia fiordensis Forster & Platnick, 1985
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Wiltonia fiordensis is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a female specimen collected in Fiordland.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015017.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 4.00mm in length. The carapace and abdomen is patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 181: 1–230. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6055.
- ↑ "Specimen Details". https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03015017.
- ↑ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2630810 entry
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