Sasonichus is a monotypic genus of Asian brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Sasonichus sullivani. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900,[2] and has only been found in India.[1] The species Sipalolasma arthrapophysis was briefly placed here before being moved to Sipalolasma in 1985.[3]

Sasonichus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Sasonichus
Pocock, 1900[1]
Species:
S. sullivani
Binomial name
Sasonichus sullivani
Pocock, 1900

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Sasonichus Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1900). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida.
  3. ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 161.