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Mygalomorphae

Arachnida - Araneae

Taxonomy
Mygalomorphae was named by Pocock (1892). It is extant.

It was assigned to Opisthothelae by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Mygalomorphae Pocock
2013Mygalomorphae Dunlop et al.
2017Mygalomorphae Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderMygalomorphaePocock 1892
infraorderMygalomorphaePocock 1892

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Infraor. Mygalomorphae Pocock 1892
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G. †Ambiortiphagus Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
Superfm. Atypoidea Thorell 1870
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Fm. Antrodiaetidae Gertsch 1940 [folding trapdoor spider]
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G. †Cretacattyma Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Cretacattyma raveni Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
Fm. Atypidae Thorell 1870 [purse web spider]
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G. Atypus Latreille 1804
G. †Balticatypus Wunderlich 2011
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†Balticatypus beigeli Wunderlich 2011
†Balticatypus juvenis Wunderlich 2011
†Balticatypus spinosus Wunderlich 2011
Fm. Mecicobothriidae Holmberg 1882 [dwarf tarantula]
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Invalid names: Hexuridae Simon 1889 [synonym]
Superfm. Avicularioidea Simon 1874
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Fm. Barychelidae Simon 1889 [trapdoor baboon spider]
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G. Psalistops Simon 1889
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†Psalistops hispaniolensis Wunderlich 1988
G. †Cretamygale Selden 2002
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†Cretamygale chasei Selden 2002
Fm. Ctenizidae Thorell 1887 [cork-lid trapdoor spider]
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G. †Baltocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
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†Baltocteniza kulickae Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Electrocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
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†Electrocteniza sadilenkoi Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Parvocteniza Wunderlich 2020
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†Parvocteniza parvula Wunderlich 2020
Fm. Cyrtaucheniidae Simon 1892 [wafer trapdoor spider]
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G. Bolostromus Ausserer 1875
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†Bolostromus destructus Wunderlich 1988
Fm. Dipluridae Simon 1889 [funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alterphyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2021
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†Alterphyxioschemoides spicula Wunderlich 2021
G. †Cethegoides Wunderlich 2017
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†Cethegoides patricki Wunderlich 2017
G. †Clostes Menge 1869
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†Clostes priscus Menge 1869
Subfm. Euagrinae Raven 1979
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G. †Cretadiplura Selden 2006
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†Cretadiplura ceara Selden 2006
G. †Dinodiplura Selden 2006
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†Dinodiplura ambulacra Selden 2006
G. †Seldischnoplura Raven et al. 2015
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†Seldischnoplura seldeni Raven et al. 2015
G. Ischnothele Ausserer 1875
G. Masteria Koch 1873
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†Masteria sexoculata Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Microsteria Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
Subfm. Masteriinae Simon 1889
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G. †Edwa Raven et al. 2015
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†Edwa maryae Raven et al. 2015
G. †Phyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2015
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†Phyxioschemoides collembola Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Fossilcalcaridae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Fossilcalcar Wunderlich 2015
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†Fossilcalcar praeteritus Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Halonoproctidae Pocock 1901
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Subfm. Ummidiinae Ortíz 2007
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G. Ummidia Thorell 1875
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†Ummidia damzeni Wunderlich 2000
†Ummidia malinowskii Wunderlich 2000
Fm. Hexathelidae Simon 1892 [venomous funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alioatrax Wunderlich 2017
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†Alioatrax incertus Wunderlich 2017
Fm. Macrothelidae Simon 1892
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G. †Promacrothele Tang et al. 2023
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†Promacrothele polyacantha Tang et al. 2023
Fm. Microstigmatidae Roewer 1942
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G. †Parvomygale Wunderlich 2004
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†Parvomygale distincta Wunderlich 2004
Fm. Nemesiidae Simon 1892
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G. †Burmesiana Wunderlich 2021
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†Burmesiana sordida Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Burmesia Wunderlich 2020 [replaced]
G. †Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch 1922
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†Eodiplurina cockerelli Petrunkevitch 1922
G. †Myannemesia Wunderlich 2020
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†Myannemesia glaber Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Pycnothelidae Chamberlin 1917 [synonym]
G. †Rosamygale Selden and Gall 1992
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†Rosamygale grauvogeli Selden and Gall 1992
Fm. Theraphosidae Thorell 1870 [tarantula]
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G. Hemirraghus Simon 1903
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G. †Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich 1988
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†Ischnocolinopsis acutus Wunderlich 1988
Subfm. †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich 2020
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G. †Protertheraphosa Wunderlich 2020
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†Protertheraphosa spinipes Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Aviculariidae Simon 1870 [synonym], Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889 [empty]
Invalid names: Migidae Simon 1892 [empty]
G. †Cretohexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Cretohexura coylei Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
G. †Cretomegahexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Cretomegahexura platnicki Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
G. †Friularachne Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
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†Friularachne rigoi Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
Unr. Rastelloidina Raven 1985
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Invalid names: Idiopidae Simon 1892 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aegean to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Rosamygale grauvogeli (106916 107681 107683)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Rosamygale grauvogeli (97620)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Edwa maryae (154205)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy Friularachne rigoi (145192)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Cretamygale chasei (125138)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi (146608) Cretomegahexura platnicki, Cretacattyma raveni (113355)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) Cretadiplura ceara (34899 34900) Cretadiplura ceara, Dinodiplura ambulacra (34897) Dinodiplura ambulacra (34901)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Cretadiplura ceara (122922 123014) Dinodiplura ambulacra (122556)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation Cretohexura coylei (123220)
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea Mygalomorphae indet. (201954)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Mygalomorphae indet. 1 (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Mygalomorphae indet. 2, Mygalomorphae indet. 3 (123020) Mygalomorphae indet., Hexathelidae indet., Nemesiidae indet. (184692) Mygalomorphae indet., Mygalomorphae indet. 1, Mygalomorphae indet. 2, Hexathelidae indet., Dipluridae indet., Nemesiidae indet., Phyxioschemoides collembola, Fossilcalcar praeteritus, Cethegoides patricki, Alioatrax incertus, Selenocosmiinae indet., Idiopidae indet., Parvocteniza parvula, Burmesia sordida, Myannemesia glaber, Protertheraphosa spinipes, Alterphyxioschemoides spicula (144466) Promacrothele polyacantha (229928)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Myanmar Ctenizidae indet. (216431)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Baltocteniza kulickae (120813) Clostes priscus (120811)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Atypus sp. (122997)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Ummidia sp., Balticatypus spinosus (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Clostes priscus (129227 129228)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Clostes priscus (123493 123907) Dipluridae indet. 1, Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus, Ummidia damzeni (110735) Dipluridae indet. 2, Dipluridae indet., Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus, Ummidia malinowskii, Balticatypus juvenis, Balticatypus beigeli (124318) Dipluridae indet. 3 (123773) Electrocteniza sadilenkoi (120610) Ummidia sp. (124275 124849 149473) Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus (123420)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eodiplurina cockerelli (127617)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Mygalomorphae indet., Araneidae indet. (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Theraphosidae indet. (146607)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Hemirraghus cervinus (125758)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Bolostromus destructus (120817) Ischnothele sp. (122474) Ischnothele sp., Barychelidae indet., Microsteria sexoculata, Ischnocolinopsis acutus, Psalistops hispaniolensis, Parvomygale distincta (146557) Microsteria sexoculata (122472)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) Mygalomorphae indet. (224044)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Migidae indet. (147603)