Aname aurea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Anamidae |
Genus: | Aname |
Species: | A. aurea
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Binomial name | |
Aname aurea |
Aname aurea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.[1][2]
The species occurs in New South Wales in saltbush dominated habitats. The type locality is Broken Hill in the west of the state.[2]
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]