Subantarctia turbotti
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| Subantarctia turbotti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Subantarctia |
| Species: | S. turbotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Subantarctia turbotti Forster, 1955 | |
Subantarctia turbotti is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island.[1] The species was redescribed in 1964 to include male specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5066.[3] The species was named after Auckland War Memorial Museum director Graham Turbott.[4]