''Gorgyrella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n
armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by
William Frederick Purcell
William Frederick Purcell (18 September 1866 - 3 October 1919) was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. He is regarded as being the founder of modern araneology in South Africa.
Early life and education
Purcell was bor ...
in 1902.
Species
it contains four species and one subspecies:
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Gorgyrella hirschhorni
''Gorgyrella'' is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell
William Frederick Purcell (18 September 1866 - 3 October 1919) was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. ...
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(Hewitt, 1919) – Zimbabwe
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Gorgyrella inermis''
Tucker, 1917 – Tanzania
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Gorgyrella namaquensis''
Purcell, 1902 (
type) – South Africa
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Gorgyrella schreineri''
Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
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Gorgyrella s. minor''
(Hewitt, 1916) – South Africa
See also
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List of Idiopidae species
References
External links
Idiopidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by William Frederick Purcell
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