Atypoides riversi O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1883 is a animal in the Antrodiaetidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Atypoides riversi O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1883

Atypoides riversi O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1883

Atypoides riversi, the turret spider, is a medium-sized mygalomorph spider native to Northern California.

Genus
Atypoides
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Atypoides riversi O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1883

Atypoides riversi, commonly called the turret spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider that belongs to the family Antrodiaetidae. This is a medium-sized spider native to Northern California. It builds a burrow that features a turret constructed from soil, vegetation, and silk. Adults reach 13 to 18 millimetres, or 0.51 to 0.71 inches, in total length, and females are larger than males.

Photo: (c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Antrodiaetidae Atypoides

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