Nephila Leach 1815 (golden silk orb-weaver)

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

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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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