Ommatauxesis
Sign in to saveOmmatauxesis is a monotypic genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae containing the single species, Ommatauxesis macrops. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1903, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the Cybaeidae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1967, and to the Toxopidae in 2017.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyToxopidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 53
- Family
- Toxopidae
- Collections
- CASC, AM, QM, QVMAG
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Ommatauxesis
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- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1903
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Ommatauxesis is a monotypic genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Toxopidae containing the single species, Ommatauxesis macrops. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1903, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the Cybaeidae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1967, and to the Toxopidae in 2017.
==References==
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