Cryptoforis cairncross
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoforis |
| Species: | C. cairncross
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoforis cairncross | |
Cryptoforis cairncross is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Robert Raven and Michael Rix. The specific epithet cairncross refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is rainforest in the Mary Cairncross Reserve, near Maleny in the Blackall Range.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM; Raven, RJ (2021). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Cryptoforis (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Euoplini): documenting an enigmatic lineage from the eastern Australian mesic zone". Journal of Arachnology. 49: 28–90 [42]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
- ^ a b "Species Cryptoforis cairncross Wilson, Raven & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-25.