Classification
Maximum Length: female 25 mm, male 18 mm.
Infraorder Araneomorphae - Spiders with Opposing Fangs
Family Araneidae - Orb weavers, 232 named species in Australia
Sub-family aranaeia - Classic Orb weavers
Genus Eriophora
Species Eriophora transmarina
Several differently patterned spiders go by this name. According to Whyte (2017) "Eriophora is not a correct genus for Australian Araneids, and future revisions will rename them".