Galeosoma scutatum
| Round Shield-Bum Trapdoor Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Galeosoma |
| Species: | G. scutatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Galeosoma scutatum Purcell, 1903
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Galeosoma scutatum is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the round shield-bum trapdoor spider. This is the type species of the genus Galeosoma.