Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae
Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2011. Some fossil spiders in Dominican amber (Araneae: Hersilidae, Theridiidae, Gnaphosidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 6:461-471
Parent taxon: Theridiidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Achaearanea, Anelosimus, Argyrodes, Ariamnes, Balticoridion, Balticpholcomma, Caudasinus, Chrosiothes, Chrysso, Clavibertus, Clya, Cornutidion, Craspedisia, Cretotheridiinae, Cymbiopholcomma, Dipoena, Dipoenata, Eoasagena, Eolyrifer, Eomysmena, Eomysmena succini, Eoteutana, Episinus, Euryopis, Euryopus, Faiditus, Globulidion, Hirsutipalpus, Kochiuridion, Lasaeola, Medela, Mimetidion, Nanomysmena, Nanosteatoda, Obscurpholcomma, Pholcommatinae, Phoroncidia, Platnickina, Praetereuryopis, Pronepos, Protosteatoda, Pseudoteutana, Rugapholcomma, Spinisinus, Spinitharinus, Spintharus, Steatoda, Stemmops, Styposis, Succinobertus, Succinura, Theridion, Theridium, Thyelia, Ulesanis, Unispinatoda, Vicipholcomma
Subtaxa: Femurraptor dominicanus
Type: Femurraptor dominicanus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Wunderlich collection) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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