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Trichonephila

Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae

Taxonomy
Nephila (Trichonephila) was named by Dahl (1911). It is extant.

It was reranked as Trichonephila by Kuntner et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Nephila by Dahl (1911); and to Nephilidae by Kuntner et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Nephila (Trichonephila) Dahl
2018Trichonephila Kuntner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
Orbipurae
familyAraneidaeSimon 1895
subfamilyNephilinaeSimon 1894
genusTrichonephila(Dahl 1911)

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. Trichonephila Dahl 1911
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Trichonephila longembolus Wunderlich 1986
Trichonephila tenuis Wunderlich 1986
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Nephila tenuis, Nephila longembolus (146557)