''Plesiothele'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
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
Australian
funnel-web spiders containing the single species, ''Plesiothele fentoni''. It was first described by
Robert John Raven in 1978,
and has only been found in
Australia.
Originally placed with the
curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.
References
Endemic fauna of Tasmania
Hexathelidae
Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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