Tooth Cave spider

Tooth Cave spider
Tooth Cave spider from Gallifer Cave, Travis County, TX
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Leptonetidae
Genus: Tayshaneta
Species:
T. myopica
Binomial name
Tayshaneta myopica
(Gertsch, 1974)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptoneta myopica Gertsch, 1974
  • Neoleptoneta myopica (Gertsch, 1974)

The Tooth Cave spider, formerly Neoleptoneta myopica,[2] now Tayshaneta myopica,[1] is a 1.6 mm (1⁄16 in) long spider in the family Leptonetidae. It is endemic to limestone caves near Austin, Texas in the United States and is considered an endangered species.[2]

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