Genus Sphodros

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers

Mystery black spider - Sphodros atlanticus - male

Purseweb Male - Sphodros atlanticus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)

Family Atypidae (Purseweb Spiders)

Genus Sphodros

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

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Numbers

Seven in eastern United States and Canada (S. niger).

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 5 May, 2006 - 12:36am
Last updated 13 January, 2008 - 10:51pm

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