Tayshaneta oconnorae

Tayshaneta oconnorae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptonetoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Haplogynae Superfamilia: Leptonetoidea

Familia: Leptonetidae
Genus: Tayshaneta
Species: Tayshaneta oconnorae

Name

• Tayshaneta oconnorae Ledford, Paquin, Cokendolpher, Campbell & Griswold, 2012: 53, figs. 24A-C, 45A-F

Holotype: AMNH, male, 26-May-1989, A. Grubbs, J. Reddell, M. Reyes.

Type locality: Fern Cave, Hays County, Texas, 29.97N, 97.99W.

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Kathleen O’Connor, fellow caver and biologist who helped collect many exciting Tayshaneta specimens.

References

• Ledford, J., Paquin, P., Cokendolpher, J., Campbell, J. & Griswold, C. 2012. Systematics, conservation and morphology of the spider genus Tayshaneta (Araneae, Leptonetidae) in Central Texas Caves. ZooKeys 167: 1–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.167.1833 Reference page.