Arachnida - Araneae - Linyphiidae
Parent taxon: Araneoidea according to W. C. Wheeler et al. 2017
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Penney 2001, Penney 2002 and Petrunkevitch 1922
Sister taxa: Anapidae, Baltsuccinidae, Burmascutidae, Cretamysmenidae, Cretaraneus, Cyatholipidae, Eocoddingtonia, Juraraneidae, Leviunguidae, Mesarania, Mesozygiella, Mimetidae, Mysmenidae, Nanoaenigmatidae, Nesticidae, Orbipurae, Pimoidae, Praetheridiidae, Protheridiidae, Pumiliopimoidae, Synaphridae, Synotaxidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, Theridiosomatidae, Zarqaraneidae
Subtaxa: Agynetiphantes Ceratinopsis Cnephalocotes Custodela Custodelela Eolabulla Eophantes Erigone Floricomus Gonatium Hypselistes Linyphia Linyphiinae Madagascarphantes Malepellis Meioneta Micryphantes Mystagogus Palaeophantes Paralabulla Pocadicnemis Savignia Selenyphantes Succineta Succiphantes Toschia
Type: Linyphia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection), Tanzania (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Alaska)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (5), Ethiopia (1), Mexico (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (1)
• Eocene of Denmark (1), Germany (4), Poland (3), the Russian Federation (7), United States (4: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 35 collections including 93 occurrences