Atypoides riversi
Species of spider
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Atypoides riversi, known as turret spider,[2] is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Antrodiaetidae.[1] It is a medium-sized spider native to Northern California[3][4] that constructs a burrow with a turret made of soil, vegetation and silk.[5] This spider's length is 13 to 18 millimetres (0.51 to 0.71 in) long, though females are larger than males.[2]
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| Atypoides riversi | |
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| Atypoides riversi turret | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Antrodiaetidae |
| Genus: | Atypoides |
| Species: | A. riversi |
| Binomial name | |
| Atypoides riversi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Antrodiaetus riversi (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883) | |
Gallery
Plugged turret in northern California
Turret, with spiderling turrets, northern California.
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