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Synothele longbottomi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Barychelidae
Genus:	Synothele
Species:	S. longbottomi
Binomial name
Synothele longbottomi Raven, 1994

Synothele longbottomi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet longbottomi honours Alan Longbottom, collector of specimens for the Western Australian Museum.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in marri and jarrah woodland habitats. The type locality is Mount Cooke on the Darling Scarp near Jarrahdale.

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 2023-07-14.
2. ^ "Species Synothele longbottomi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

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• Arthropods of Western Australia
• Spiders described in 1994
• Taxa named by Robert Raven
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