Wiltonia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wiltonia |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Wiltonia Forster & Platnick, 1985 |
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| W. graminicola Forster & Platnick, 1985
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Wiltonia is a group, or genus, of small spiders. These spiders are found only on the Polynesian Islands, especially in New Zealand. Scientists Raymond Robert Forster and Norman I. Platnick first described these spiders in 1985. They belong to a larger group of spiders called araneomorphs, which are sometimes called "true spiders."
Meet the Wiltonia Spiders
As of 2019, there are nine known types, or species, of Wiltonia spiders. All of them live only in New Zealand. Each species has its own special scientific name:
- Wiltonia elongata – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia eylesi – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia fiordensis – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia graminicola – This is the main type of Wiltonia spider that helps define the group. It was also discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia lima – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia nelsonensis – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia pecki – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia porina – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
- Wiltonia rotoiti – Discovered by Forster & Platnick in 1985.
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