Prionosternum

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Prionosternum is a genus of Australian white tailed spiders that was first described by R. A. Dunn in 1951.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species: P. nitidiceps, P. porongurup, and P. scutatum.[1] Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to the Lamponidae in 2000.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Prionosternum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lamponidae
Genus: Prionosternum
Dunn, 1951[1]
Type species
P. scutatum
Dunn, 1951
Species
  • P. nitidiceps (Simon, 1909) – Southern Australia, Tasmania
  • P. porongurup Platnick, 2000 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • P. scutatum Dunn, 1951 – Australia (Western Australia)
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