- Source: Turretia
Turretia is a monotypic genus of Orsolobidae containing the single species, Turretia dugdalei.
Taxonomy
This genus was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a male specimen collected in Otago. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015010.
Description
The female is recorded at 1.84mm in length. The abdomen is pale yellow.
Distribution
This species is only known from Mount Gray in Otago, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
See also
List of Orsolobidae species
