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Ancylotrypa
Sign in to saveAncylotrypa is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Cyrtaucheniidae, commonly known as African wafer-lid trapdoor spiders. The genus is endemic to Africa and contains 43 described species, with 29 species occurring in South Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyCyrtaucheniidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 322
- Family
- Cyrtaucheniidae
- Collections
- SAM, MCZ, ARC-PPRI
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya
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Ancylotrypa is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Cyrtaucheniidae, commonly known as African wafer-lid trapdoor spiders. The genus is endemic to Africa and contains 43 described species, with 29 species occurring in South Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Ancylotrypa was established by Eugène Simon in 1889 with Ancylotrypa fossor as the type species. The genus was originally placed in the family Ctenizidae but was later transferred to Cyrtaucheniidae by Raven in 1985.
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