Araneus molassicus Heer 1864 (orb-weaving spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae

Alternative combination: Epeira molassica

Full reference: O. Heer. 1864. Die Urwelt der Schweiz 1-622

Belongs to Araneus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Heer 1864

Sister taxa: Araneus absconditus, Araneus aethus, Araneus aquaticus, Araneus beipiaoensis, Araneus carbonaceus, Araneus cinefactus, Araneus defunctus, Araneus delitus, Araneus emertoni, Araneus exustus, Araneus fimbriatus, Araneus inelegans, Araneus kinchloeae, Araneus leptopoda, Araneus liaoxiensis, Araneus longimanus, Araneus luianus, Araneus meeki, Araneus nanus, Araneus piceus, Araneus reheensis, Araneus ruidipedalis, Araneus troschelii, Araneus vulcanalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Oeningen (Zurich collection)

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