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Taxonomy
Mygalomorphae was named by Pocock (1892). It is extant.
It was assigned to Opisthothelae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Opisthothelae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1892 | Mygalomorphae Pocock |
| 2013 | Mygalomorphae Dunlop et al. |
| 2017 | Mygalomorphae Wheeler et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Infraor. Mygalomorphae Pocock 1892
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G. †Ambiortiphagus Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
Superfm. Atypoidea Thorell 1870
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Fm. Antrodiaetidae Gertsch 1940 [folding trapdoor spider]
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Fm. Atypidae Thorell 1870 [purse web spider]
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G. Atypus Latreille 1804
G. †Balticatypus Wunderlich 2011
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†Balticatypus beigeli Wunderlich 2011
†Balticatypus juvenis Wunderlich 2011
†Balticatypus spinosus Wunderlich 2011
Fm. Mecicobothriidae Holmberg 1882 [dwarf tarantula]
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Invalid names: Hexuridae Simon 1889 [synonym]
Superfm. Avicularioidea Simon 1874
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Fm. Barychelidae Simon 1889 [trapdoor baboon spider]
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Fm. Ctenizidae Thorell 1887 [cork-lid trapdoor spider]
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Fm. Cyrtaucheniidae Simon 1892 [wafer trapdoor spider]
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Fm. Dipluridae Simon 1889 [funnel-web tarantula]
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Subfm. Euagrinae Raven 1979
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G. Ischnothele Ausserer 1875
G. Masteria Koch 1873
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†Masteria sexoculata Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Microsteria Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
Fm. †Fossilcalcaridae Wunderlich 2015
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Fm. Hexathelidae Simon 1892 [venomous funnel-web tarantula]
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Fm. Macrothelidae Simon 1892
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Fm. Microstigmatidae Roewer 1942
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Fm. Nemesiidae Simon 1892
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G. †Burmesiana Wunderlich 2021
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†Burmesiana sordida Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Burmesia Wunderlich 2020 [replaced]
Invalid names: Pycnothelidae Chamberlin 1917 [synonym]
Fm. Theraphosidae Thorell 1870 [tarantula]
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Subfm. †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich 2020
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Invalid names: Aviculariidae Simon 1870 [synonym], Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889 [empty]
Invalid names: Migidae Simon 1892 [empty]
G. †Cretomegahexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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†Cretomegahexura platnicki Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
G. †Friularachne Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
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†Friularachne rigoi Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aegean to the top of the Holocene or 246.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 244.99 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 244.99 Ma
Collections (50 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aegean | France | Rosamygale grauvogeli (106916 107681 107683) | |
| Aegean | France (Bas-Rhin) | Rosamygale grauvogeli (97620) | |
| Norian | Australia (Queensland) | Edwa maryae (154205) | |
| Alaunian | Italy | Friularachne rigoi (145192) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (England) | Cretamygale chasei (125138) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Russian Federation | Cretohexura coylei (123220) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia | Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi (146608) Cretomegahexura platnicki, Cretacattyma raveni (113355) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Cretadiplura ceara (34899 34900) Cretadiplura ceara, Dinodiplura ambulacra (34897) Dinodiplura ambulacra (34901) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cretadiplura ceara (122922 123014) Dinodiplura ambulacra (122556) | |
| Albian | South Korea | Mygalomorphae indet. (201954) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Mygalomorphae indet. 2, Mygalomorphae indet. 3 (123020) Mygalomorphae indet., Hexathelidae indet., Nemesiidae indet. (184692) Mygalomorphae indet., Mygalomorphae indet. 1, Mygalomorphae indet. 2, Hexathelidae indet., Dipluridae indet., Nemesiidae indet., Phyxioschemoides collembola, Fossilcalcar praeteritus, Cethegoides patricki, Alioatrax incertus, Selenocosmiinae indet., Idiopidae indet., Parvocteniza parvula, Burmesia sordida, Myannemesia glaber, Protertheraphosa spinipes, Alterphyxioschemoides spicula (144466) Promacrothele polyacantha (229928) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Mygalomorphae indet. 1 (104053) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Myanmar | Ctenizidae indet. (216431) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Atypus sp. (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Baltocteniza kulickae (120813) Clostes priscus (120811) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Clostes priscus (123493 123907) Dipluridae indet. 1, Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus, Ummidia damzeni (110735) Dipluridae indet. 2, Dipluridae indet., Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus, Ummidia malinowskii, Balticatypus juvenis, Balticatypus beigeli (124318) Dipluridae indet. 3 (123773) Electrocteniza sadilenkoi (120610) Ummidia sp. (124275 124849 149473) Ummidia sp., Clostes priscus (123420) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Clostes priscus (129227 129228) | |
| Priabonian | Germany | Ummidia sp., Balticatypus spinosus (123769) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Eodiplurina cockerelli (127617) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Mygalomorphae indet., Araneidae indet. (50035) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Theraphosidae indet. (146607) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Hemirraghus cervinus (125758) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Bolostromus destructus (120817) Ischnothele sp. (122474) Ischnothele sp., Barychelidae indet., Microsteria sexoculata, Ischnocolinopsis acutus, Psalistops hispaniolensis, Parvomygale distincta (146557) Microsteria sexoculata (122472) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Mygalomorphae indet., Megamonodontium mccluskyi (224044) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | Migidae indet. (147603) |