Kwonkan

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Kwonkan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Main[1]
Type species
Kwonkan wonganensis
Species

6, see text

Kwonkan is a genus of spiders in the Nemesiidae family. It was first described in 1983 by Main. As of 2017, it contains 6 species, all from Australia.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus name Yilgarnia is regarded as a synonym for this description, assigning its type to the new combination Kwonkan currycomboides. Kwonnkan was transferred from fanily Dipluridae to Nemesiidae in 1985.[1]

Species

Kwonkan comprises the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nemesiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.