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Taxonomy
Mesothelae is a suborder. It is extant.
It was assigned to Araneae by Selden (1996), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Dunlop et al. (2013), Selden et al. (2014), Wheeler et al. (2017), Selden (2021).
It was assigned to Araneae by Selden (1996), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Dunlop et al. (2013), Selden et al. (2014), Wheeler et al. (2017), Selden (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Mesothelae Selden p. 586 |
| 2008 | Mesothelae Štamberg and Zajíc p. 53 |
| 2013 | Mesothelae Dunlop et al. |
| 2014 | Mesothelae Selden et al. p. 301 |
| 2017 | Mesothelae Wheeler et al. |
| 2021 | Mesothelae Selden |
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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.
Subor. Mesothelae
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Fm. †Arthrolycosidae Fritsch 1904
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G. †Arthrolycosa Harger 1874
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†Arthrolycosa antiqua Harger 1874
†Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki Dunlop 2023
G. †Protolycosa Roemer 1866
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†Protolycosa anthracophila Roemer 1866
†Protolycosa anthracophyla Roemer 1866
†Protolycosa cebennensis Laurentiaux-Vieira and Laurentiaux 1963
†Protolycosa danielsi Petrunkevitch 1913
†Protolycosa suazoi Selden 2021
Fm. †Arthromygalidae Petrunkevitch 1923
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G. †Arthromygale Petrunkevitch 1923
G. †Geralycosa Kušta 1889
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†Geralycosa fricii Kušta 1889
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Invalid names: Arthrolycosa beecheri Fritsch 1904 [synonym], Arthrolycosa fortis Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
Fm. †Burmathelidae Wunderlich 2017
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Fm. †Cretaceothelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Eolycosa Kušta 1886
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Invalid names: Kustaria Petrunkevitch 1953 [synonym], Scudderia Kušta 1889 [synonym]
Fm. †Eomesothelidae Wunderlich 2019
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Fm. †Palaeothelidae Selden 2021
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G. †Palaeothele Selden 2000
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†Palaeothele montceauensis Selden 1996
†Palaeothele onoi Selden 2021
Invalid names: Eothele Selden 1996 [replaced]
Fm. †Parvithelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Parvithele Wunderlich 2017
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†Parvithele muelleri Wunderlich 2017
†Parvithele spinipes Wunderlich 2017
Invalid names: Liphistiidae Thorell 1869 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available