Cardiopelma
Cardiopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It was first described in 1999 by Vol. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Cardiopelma mascatum,[1] known only from Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca.[2]
| Cardiopelma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Cardiopelma Vol, 1999[1] |
| Species: | C. mascatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999[1] | |
References
- "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- Mendoza, Jorge I.; Locht, Arturo; Kaderka, Radan; Medina, Francisco; Pérez-Miles, Fernando (2016). "A new genus of Theraphosid spider from Mexico, with a particular palpal bulb structure (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 232: 1–28. doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.232. p. 4
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