Aphonopelma paloma

Aphonopelma paloma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Tribe: Theraphosini
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species: Aphonopelma paloma

Name

Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993

Type locality: USA, 3 miles NE exit 151 off I-8 (jct with Hwy 84), Pinal Co., Arizona, 32.856167 -112.086609, elev. 4310ft.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂. 17-18.XI.1989. legit Thomas R. Prentice.

References

Primary references

• Prentice, T.R. 1993. A new species of North American tarantula, Aphonopelma paloma (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Journal of Arachnology 20: 189-199. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hamilton, C.A., Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys 560: 1–340. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Paloma Munchkin