Sphodros atlanticus
(Atlantic Purse-web Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Sphodros atlanticus, commonly known as Atlantic Purse-web Spider, belongs to the genus Sphodros, in the family Atypidae. Sphodros atlanticus spiders have been sighted 1 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Sphodros atlanticus includes 1 countries and 1 states in the United States. Sphodros atlanticus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Sphodros
Species: Sphodros atlanticus

Other Common Names

Atlantic Purse-web Spider

Author

Gertsch & Platnick, 1980

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 1 confirmed sightings of Sphodros atlanticus (Atlantic Purse-web Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on May 17, 2018 by Spider ID member spider23. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1 sightings because of certain Sphodros atlanticus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Sphodros atlanticus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1)
Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
Environment: Sphodros atlanticus has been sighted 1 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Ground layer (1).