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Kwonkan linnaei

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Kwonkan linnaei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. linnaei
Binomial name
Kwonkan linnaei
(Main, 2008)[1]
Synonyms
  • Yilgarnia linnaei Main, 2008

Kwonkan linnaei is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-western Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion. The type locality is the Durokoppin Nature Reserve.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY (2008). "A new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Yilgarnia from the Western Australian wheatbelt (Araneae: Nemesiidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24: 321–324 [322–324].
  2. ^ a b "Species Kwonkan linnaei (Main, 2008)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-13.