Arachnida - Araneae - Protheridiidae
Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2004. On the relationships of the families of the superfamily Araneoidea (Araneae) and their kin, with cladograms, remarks on the origin of the orb web and description of the new and extinct families Baltsuccinidae and Protheridiidae in Tertiary Baltic amber. Beiträge zur Araneologie 3:1112-1154
Parent taxon: Araneoidea according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Anapidae, Baltsuccinidae, Burmascutidae, Cretamysmenidae, Cretaraneus, Cyatholipidae, Eocoddingtonia, Juraraneidae, Leviunguidae, Linyphiidae, Mesarania, Mesozygiella, Mimetidae, Mysmenidae, Nanoaenigmatidae, Nesticidae, Orbipurae, Pimoidae, Praetheridiidae, Pumiliopimoidae, Synaphridae, Synotaxidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, Theridiosomatidae, Zarqaraneidae
Subtaxa: Protheridion
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections including 5 occurrences