Aptostichus pennjillettei

Aptostichus pennjillettei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyrtauchenioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Mygalomorphae
Superfamilia: Cyrtauchenioidea

Familia: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species:

Name

  • Aptostichus pennjillettei Bond, 2012: figs. 120–126 map 1
Holotype: AMNH AP413, ♂.
Type locality: Nevada, Clark Co., Mercury, Nuclear Test Site, 37.08906, -116.061873, elev. 1376m, coll. 12.ii.1962 & 3.i.1962.
Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Mr. Penn Jillette, freethinker and advocate of scientific skepticism.

References

Primary references

  • Bond, J.E. 2012: Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae). ZooKeys, 252: 1–209. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.252.3588 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: The Atomic Penn Jillette Trapdoor Spider
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