Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Gradungulidae Scientific name Gradungula sorenseni Rank Genus | Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Species G. sorenseni Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider | |
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Similar Spelungula cavernicola, Hickmania, Gradungulidae, Lampshade spider, Araneomorphae | ||
Gradungula is a monotypic genus of spiders, with the sole species Gradungula sorenseni, occurring in New Zealand.
Name
The genus name is derived from Latin gradus "step" and ungula "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of the family Gradungulidae.
References
Gradungula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA