Species Gea heptagon

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)

Genus Gea

Species heptagon (Gea heptagon)

Explanation of Names

Apparently English heptagon- "seven-sided shape", from Greek heptagonos ('επταγωνος)

This is probably a noun in apposition, which would mean it doesn't have to agree with the genus name in gender.

Range

The only Gea sp. listed for USA in the world spider catalog

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 December, 2005 - 11:59am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 March, 2006 - 7:27am

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