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Shanus

Shanus is a monotypic genus of East Asian sheet weavers containing the single species, Shanus taibaiensis. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2006, and has only been found in China.

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Jun 3, 2026
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Length
102 w
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Source
Shanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Shanus
Tanasevitch, 20061
Species:
S. taibaiensis
Binomial name
Shanus taibaiensis
Tanasevitch, 2006

Shanus is a monotypic genus of East Asian sheet weavers containing the single species, Shanus taibaiensis. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2006,2 and has only been found in China.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Shanus Tanasevitch, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. Tanasevitch, A. V. (2006). "On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae)". Zootaxa. 1325: 277–311. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1325.1.18.