| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Nephila was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. It is the type genus of Nephilinae.
It was assigned to Nephilidae by Dunlop et al. (2013); to Nephilidae by Kuntner et al. (2018); and to Nephilinae by Petrunkevitch (1922), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Patel et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Nephilidae by Dunlop et al. (2013); to Nephilidae by Kuntner et al. (2018); and to Nephilinae by Petrunkevitch (1922), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Patel et al. (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1815 | Nephila Leach |
| 1922 | Nephila Petrunkevitch p. 260 |
| 2013 | Nephila Dunlop et al. p. 159 |
| 2017 | Nephila Wheeler et al. |
| 2018 | Nephila Kuntner et al. |
| 2019 | Nephila Patel et al. p. 99 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
G. Nephila Leach 1815 [golden silk orb-weaver]
show all | hide all
†Nephila breviembolus Wunderlich 1986
†Nephila dommeli Wunderlich 1982
†Nephila furca Wunderlich 1986
†Nephila pennatipes Scudder 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: c = class | |||||
| Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | India (Rajasthan) | Nephila sp. (198876) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Nephila pennatipes (106384) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Nephila dommeli (124224) Nephila dommeli, Nephila breviembolus, Nephila furca (146557) |