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Araneidae (orb-weaving spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Araneidae Simon
1922Argiopidae Petrunkevitch p. 254
1922Epeirinae Petrunkevitch p. 260
2013Araneidae Dunlop et al. p. 160
2017Araneidae Wheeler et al.
2018Araneidae Kuntner et al.
2020Araneidae Magalhaes et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
—EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
—Orbipurae
familyAraneidaeSimon 1895
familyAraneidaeSimon 1895

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.

Fm. Araneidae Simon 1895 [orb-weaving spider]
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G. †Anepeira Wunderlich 2004
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†Anepeira complicata Wunderlich 2004
G. Aranea Clerck 1757
G. Araneus Clerck 1757
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†Araneus absconditus Scudder 1890
†Araneus aethus Chang 2004
Araneus aquaticus Clerck 1757
†Araneus beipiaoensis Chang 2004
†Araneus carbonaceus Zhang et al. 1994
†Araneus cinefactus Scudder 1890
†Araneus defunctus Petrunkevitch 1958
†Araneus delitus Scudder 1890
†Araneus emertoni Scudder 1890
†Araneus exustus Petrunkevitch 1963
Araneus fimbriatus Clerck 1757
†Araneus inelegans Zhang et al. 1994
†Araneus kinchloeae Dunlop and Jekel 2009
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Invalid names: Epeira indistincta Petrunkevitch 1922 [replaced]
†Araneus leptopoda Zhang et al. 1994
†Araneus liaoxiensis Chang 2004
†Araneus longimanus Petrunkevitch 1922
†Araneus luianus Zhang et al. 1994
†Araneus meeki Scudder 1890
†Araneus molassicus Heer 1864
†Araneus nanus Wunderlich 1988
†Araneus piceus Lin et al. 1989
†Araneus reheensis Chang 2004
†Araneus ruidipedalis Zhang et al. 1994
†Araneus troschelii Bertkau 1878
†Araneus vulcanalis Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Epeira Walckenaer 1805 [synonym]
G. Argiope Audouin 1826
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†Argiope furva Hong 1985
Invalid names: Magnaranea Hong 1985 [synonym]
G. †Bararaneus Wunderlich 2004
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†Bararaneus annulatus Wunderlich 2004
†Bararaneus evolvens Wunderlich 2004
†Bararaneus rotundus Wunderlich 2024
G. †Chrysometata Wunderlich 2004
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†Chrysometata palaearctica Wunderlich 2004
G. †Cyclososoma Petrunkevitch 1958
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†Cyclososoma succini Petrunkevitch 1958
G. Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao 1932
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†Enacrosoma verrucosa Wunderlich 1988
G. †Eoaraneus Wunderlich 2004
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†Eoaraneus complexus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eochorizopes Wunderlich 2008
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†Eochorizopes szeklinskiae Wunderlich 2008
G. †Eozygiella Wunderlich 2004
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†Eozygiella compacta Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eustaloides Petrunkevitch 1942
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†Eustaloides aberrans Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides breviembolus Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides brevis Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides calceatus Petrunkevitch 1950
†Eustaloides epeiroidea Koch and Berendt 1854
†Eustaloides impudica Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides lingula Wunderlich 2004
†Eustaloides magnocoli Wunderlich 2012
†Eustaloides minor Petrunkevitch 1950
†Eustaloides setosus Petrunkevitch 1942
†Eustaloides succini Petrunkevitch 1942
Invalid names: Graea Thorell 1869 [replaced]
G. †Fossilaraneus Wunderlich 1988
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†Fossilaraneus incertus Wunderlich 1988
G. Gea Koch 1843
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†Gea krantzi Von Heyden 1859
G. Hypognatha Guerin 1839
G. †Meditrina Petrunkevitch 1942
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†Meditrina circumvallata Petrunkevitch 1942
G. †Miraraneus Wunderlich 2004
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†Miraraneus peregrinus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Mirometa Petrunkevitch 1963
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†Mirometa valdespinosa Petrunkevitch 1963
G. Molinaranea Mello-Leitao 1940
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†Molinaranea mitnickii Saupe et al. 2010
Subfm. Nephilinae Simon 1894
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G. †Eonephila Wunderlich 2004
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†Eonephila bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
†Eonephila excellens Wunderlich 2004
†Eonephila longembolus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Geratonephila Poinar 2012
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†Geratonephila burmanica Poinar 2012
G. †Luxurionephila Wunderlich 2004
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†Luxurionephila spinifera Wunderlich 2004
G. †Minutunguis Wunderlich 2011
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†Minutunguis silvestris Wunderlich 2011
G. Nephila Leach 1815 [golden silk orb-weaver]
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†Nephila breviembolus Wunderlich 1986
†Nephila dommeli Wunderlich 1982
†Nephila furca Wunderlich 1986
†Nephila pennatipes Scudder 1885
G. †Palaeonephila Wunderlich 2004
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†Palaeonephila brevis Wunderlich 2004
†Palaeonephila curvata Wunderlich 2004
†Palaeonephila dilitans Wunderlich 2004
†Palaeonephila fibula Wunderlich 2004
†Palaeonephila longipes Wunderlich 2004
G. Trichonephila Dahl 1911
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†Trichonephila longembolus Wunderlich 1986
†Trichonephila tenuis Wunderlich 1986
G. †Pulchellaranea Poinar 2015
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G. †Pycnosinga Wunderlich 1988
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†Pycnosinga fossilis Wunderlich 1988
G. †Testudinaroides Dunlop and Jekel 2008
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†Testudinaroides papposa Zhang et al. 1994
Invalid names: Testudinaria Zhang et al. 1994 [replaced]
G. †Tethneus Scudder 1885
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†Tethneus guyoti Scudder 1890
†Tethneus hentzi Scudder 1885
†Tethneus obduratus Scudder 1890
†Tethneus orbiculatus Hong 1985
†Tethneus provectus Scudder 1890
†Tethneus robustus Petrunkevitch 1922
†Tethneus twenhofeli Petrunkevitch 1922
Invalid names: Melanites Hong 1985 [synonym]
G. Zilla Koch 1834
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†Zilla gracilis Koch and Berendt 1854
†Zilla porrecta Koch and Berendt 1854
†Zilla veterana Koch and Berendt 1854
Invalid names: Araneinae Simon 1895 [empty], Argiopidae [synonym], Epeiridae [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Araneidae indet. (124276)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Araneus beipiaoensis (147827) Araneus beipiaoensis, Araneus liaoxiensis, Araneus aethus, Araneus reheensis (148368)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Araneidae indet. (35046)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Geratonephila burmanica (123429)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Araneinae indet. (110895)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Rajasthan) Nephila sp. (198876)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Epeira sp. (121306 121322)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Tethneus guyoti (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Eonephila bitterfeldensis (120813) Gea epeiroidea, Zilla porrecta, Zilla gracilis (120811) Gea epeiroidea, Zilla porrecta, Zilla gracilis, Zilla veterana (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Eonephila bitterfeldensis, Luxurionephila spinifera (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Eonephila bitterfeldensis (129228) Graea bitterfeldensis (147606) Graea breviembolus (147604)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Araneidae indet., Nephilidae indet., Araneinae indet., Araneus sp., Eonephila sp., Palaeonephila sp., Graea sp., Eochorizopes szeklinskiae, Graea setosa, Graea succini, Graea magnocoli, Graea aberrans, Graea brevis, Graea impudica, Graea lingula, Eozygiella compacta, Chrysometata palaearctica, Miraraneus peregrinus, Eonephila excellens, Eonephila longembolus, Palaeonephila curvata, Palaeonephila fibula, Palaeonephila dilitans, Palaeonephila longipes, Anepeira complicata, Bararaneus evolvens, Bararaneus annulatus, Eoaraneus complexus, Bararaneus rotundus (124318) Argiopidae indet. (147468 147651) Argiopidae indet., Meditrina circumvallata, Eustaloides setosus, Eustaloides succini (123766) Eochorizopes szeklinskiae (110735) Eonephila sp. (123420) Eustaloides setosus (123493) Eustaloides setosus, Eustaloides succini, Eustaloides calceatus, Eustaloides minor (124205) Palaeonephila brevis (124201) Palaeonephila curvata (120812) Palaeonephila sp. (123936)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Araneidae indet. (21976)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Cyclososoma succini, Araneus defunctus, Miraraneus peregrinus (123762)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Epeira sp., Tethneus guyoti, Tethneus obduratus, Tethneus hentzii, Tethneus provectus, Epeira meekii, Epeira abscondita, Epeira delita, Epeira cinefacta, Epeira vulcanalis, Epeira emertoni, Nephila pennatipes, Tethneus robustus, Epeira longimana, Epeira indistincta (106384) Tethneus twenhofeli (35058)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Gea krantzi (123945)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Epeira troschelii (127628)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Aranea exusta (140260) Argiopidae indet. (140213) Mirometa valdespinosa (124471)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Araneus carbonaceus, Araneus leptopoda, Araneus inelegans (138945) Araneus luianus (128552) Magnaranea furva (128549) Melanites orbiculatus, Araneus piceus, Araneus ruidipedalis (128550) Testudinaria papposa (138944)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Enacrosoma verrucosa (124926) Enacrosoma verrucosa, Pulchellaranea pedunculata (122472) Molinaranea mitnickii (124927) Nephila dommeli (124224) Nephila dommeli, Araneus nanus, Pycnosinga fossilis, Cyclosa verrucosa, Fossilaraneus incertus, Nephila breviembolus, Nephila tenuis, Nephila furca, Nephila longembolus (146557)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Epeira molassica (117252)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Araneidae indet. (109196)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Minutunguis silvestris (147603)