Summary ²

California turret spiders (Antrodiaetus riversi; superfamily Atypoidea, family Antrodiaetidae) are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders native to Northern California that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. This spider length is 13 to 18 millimetres (0.51 to 0.71 in) long, though females are larger than males.

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1. (c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/23660854@N07/4501867798/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antrodiaetus_riversi

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Spider Catalog (WSC)

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