Plesiothele fentoni Hickman, 1936
Lake Fenton trapdoor spider
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hexathele fentoni Hickman, 1936; Plesiothele hickmani Hickman, 1935?
Conservation Status
Last record 1932? Rediscovery date disputed: 1987 (TSMS, 2013); June 1995 (Turner, 1995); 1996 (Doran, 1996)
Distribution
Tasmania, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hickman, Vernon Victor. (1936). A new mygalomorph spider belonging to the genus Hexathele Ausserer. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 131-137.
Other references:
Bryant, Sally L. and Jackson, J. (1999). Tasmania's Threatened Fauna Handbook: What, Where and How to Protect Tasmania's Threatened Animals. Threatened Species Unit, DPIWE, Hobart. [p. 303-306]
Doran, Niall. (2002). Lots of invertebrate news! Invertebrata: https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/zoology/invertebrata/onlinearchive/onlinetext/inv22-2-02.html
Raven, Robert J. (1978). Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 26(65): 1-75.
Threatened Species & Marine Section. (2013). Listing Statement for Plesiothele fentoni (Lake Fenton Trapdoor Spider). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania. [automatic download]
Turner, Elizabeth. (1995). Rediscovery of the Lake Fenton Funnelweb. Invertebrata: https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/zoology/invertebrata/printarchive/printtext/inv5items.html#5turner
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/15466/plesiothele-fentoni-fenton-trapdoor-spider
