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Stasimopus schreineri
Stasimopus schreineri is a species in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Schreiner's cork-lid trapdoor spider.
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Range & habitat
Stasimopus schreineri is found in South Africa. The species occurs in two provinces, the Eastern Cape (Perseverance near Port Elizabeth and Somerset East) and the Northern Cape (De Aar and Hanover).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. The lid is thick, nearly circular except at hinge with the upper surface irregular, concave or nearly flat, coated with mud. The underside is flat or more convex with circle of pits absent or reduced. The species has been sampled from the Nama Karoo and Thicket biomes at altitudes between 7-1358 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690957.