Species

Atypoides riversi (California turret spider)

Atypoides riversi. Photo: (c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Atypoides riversi, known as turret spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Antrodiaetidae. It is a medium-sized spider native to Northern California that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. This spider’s length is 13 to 18 millimetres (0.51 to 0.71 in) long, though females are larger than males.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
      - Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
        Order: Araneae (Spiders)
        Suborder: Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
        Superfamily: Atypoidea
        Family: Antrodiaetidae (Foldingdoor spiders)
        Genus: Atypoides
        Species: Atypoides riversi (California turret spider)

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