Nephila Leach 1815 (golden silk orb-weaver)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae
Parent taxon: Nephilinae according to R. Patel et al. 2019
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Kuntner et al. 2018, Petrunkevitch 1922 and Wheeler et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Eonephila, Geratonephila, Luxurionephila, Minutunguis, Palaeonephila, Trichonephila
Subtaxa: Nephila breviembolus Nephila dommeli Nephila furca Nephila pennatipes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
• Eocene of India (1), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences
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