Sason (spider)
| Sason | |
|---|---|
| Sason robustum, adult and its nest | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Sason Simon, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Sarpedon robustum O. P-Cambridge, 1883 | |
| Species | |
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9, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sason is a genus of bark-dwelling brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. It is distributed from the Seychelles through India to northern Australia. The closest related genus seems to be the monotypic Paracenobiopelma.