Tooth Cave spider from Gallifer Cave, Travis County, TX
Conservation status
Endangered (ESA)
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific 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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