Atypoides riversi

Atypoides riversi, known as turret spider,[2] is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Antrodiaetidae.[1] It is a medium-sized spider native to Northern California that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. This spider's length is 13 to 18 millimetres (0.51 to 0.71 in) long, though females are larger than males.[2]

Atypoides riversi
Atypoides riversi turret
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Antrodiaetidae
Genus: Atypoides
Species:
A. riversi
Binomial name
Atypoides riversi
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883[1]
Synonyms[1]

Antrodiaetus riversi (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883)

  • Plugged turret in northern California
  • Turret, with spiderling turrets, northern California.
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References
  1. "Taxon details Atypoides riversi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. "Turret Spider". insectidentification.org.


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