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Ozicrypta clarki
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Barychelidae
Genus:	Ozicrypta
Species:	O. clarki
Binomial name
Ozicrypta clarki Raven & Churchill, 1994

Ozicrypta clarki is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet clarki honours Australian physicist Gregory John Clark, Director of Science and Technology at IBM Australia Ltd.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Queensland’s Torres Strait Islands in savanna woodland. The type locality is Terry Beach, Prince of Wales Island.

References

1. ^ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 . Retrieved 2023-07-05.
2. ^ "Species Ozicrypta clarki Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

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• Ozicrypta
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• Arthropods of Queensland
• Spiders described in 1994
• Taxa named by Robert Raven
• Taxa named by Tracey Churchill
• Barychelidae stubs