Atypus muralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Atypidae |
Genus: | Atypus |
Species: | A. muralis |
Binomial name | |
Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890 |
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Synonyms | |
Atypus piceus |
Atypus piceus
Proatypus muralis
Atypus muralis is a mygalomorph spider from Central Europe to Turkmenistan. It is very similar to Atypus piceus, but the posterior spinnerets consist of four instead of three segments. They also build tubes that can be up to one meter deep. Females grow to around 12mm, while males grow to 9mm.