Ancylotrypa dentata
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| Wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. dentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa dentata (Purcell, 1903) | |
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Ancylotrypa dentata is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Northern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Ancylotrypa dentata is a Northern Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Hanover, at an elevation of 1358 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Nama Karoo biome.[2]
