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Synotaxidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Synotaxidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Synotaxidae Simon
2013Synotaxidae Dunlop et al.
2017Synotaxidae Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
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
familySynotaxidaeSimon 1894
familySynotaxidaeSimon 1894

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. Synotaxidae Simon 1894
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G. †Acrometa Petrunkevitch 1942
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Acrometa clava Wunderlich 2004
Acrometa cristata Petrunkevitch 1942
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Invalid names: Theridiometa edwardsi Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Viocurus fossilis Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym]
Acrometa eichmanni Wunderlich 2004
Acrometa gibbosa Wunderlich 2022
Acrometa glomus Wunderlich 2022
Acrometa incidens Wunderlich 2004
Acrometa longisetae Wunderlich 2022
Acrometa minutum Petrunkevitch 1942
Acrometa pala Wunderlich 2004
Acrometa pseudorobusta Dunlop and Jekel 2009
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Invalid names: Eogonatium robustum Petrunkevitch 1946 [replaced]
Acrometa robusta Petrunkevitch 1942
Acrometa samlandica Petrunkevitch 1942
Acrometa setosus Petrunkevitch 1942
Acrometa succini Petrunkevitch 1942
Invalid names: Eogonatium Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Liticen Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Theridiometa Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Viocurus Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym]
G. †Anandrus Menge 1856
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Anandrus inermis Petrunkevitch 1942
Anandrus infelix Petrunkevitch 1950
Anandrus quaesitus Petrunkevitch 1958
Anandrus redemptus Petrunkevitch 1958
Invalid names: Elucus Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
G. †Balticosynotaxus Wunderlich 2022
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Balticosynotaxus angulatus Wunderlich 2022
G. †Chelicerinus Wunderlich 2008
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Chelicerinus abnormis Wunderlich 2008
G. †Cornuanandrus Wunderlich 1986
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Cornuanandrus bifurcatus Wunderlich 2004
Cornuanandrus bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
Cornuanandrus corniculans Wunderlich 2004
Cornuanandrus maior Wunderlich 1986
Cornuanandrus minor Wunderlich 2004
Cornuanandrus scutatus Wunderlich 2025
G. †Dubiosynotaxus Wunderlich 2004
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Dubiosynotaxus perfectus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eosynotaxus Wunderlich 2004
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Eosynotaxus bispinosus Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus custodens Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus fastigatus Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus paucispina Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus spinipes Wunderlich 2004
Eosynotaxus wegneri Wunderlich 2004
G. †Gibbersynotaxus Wunderlich 2004
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Gibbersynotaxus parvus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Protophysoglenes Wunderlich 2004
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Protophysoglenes impressum Wunderlich 2004
G. †Pseudoacrometa Wunderlich 1986
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Pseudoacrometa gracilipes Wunderlich 1986
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Invalid names: Pseudoacrometa wittmanni Wunderlich 2004 [synonym]
G. †Succinitaxus Wunderlich 2004
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Succinitaxus brevis Wunderlich 2004
Succinitaxus minutus Wunderlich 2004
Succinitaxus pusillus Wunderlich 2025
Succinitaxus strepitus Wunderlich 2025
G. †Sulcosynotaxus Wunderlich 2004
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Sulcosynotaxus cavatus Wunderlich 2004
Sulcosynotaxus matrimonium Wunderlich 2022
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: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Arkansas) Araneae indet. (122391)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Succinitaxus brevis (122997)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Chelicerinus abnormis, Succinitaxus brevis, Cornuanandrus bitterfeldensis, Succinitaxus strepitus (147604) Eosynotaxus bitterfeldensis (147606) Sulcosynotaxus cavatus (129227)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Elucus redemptus (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Acrometa eichmanni, Eosynotaxus bispinosus (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Acrometa cristata, Pseudoacrometa gracilipes (140452) Acrometa cristata, Theridiometa robusta, Eogonatium robustum (123493) Elucus inermis, Elucus infelix, Eogonatium succini, Acrometa cristata (124205) Elucus inermis, Eogonatium succini, Liticen setosus, Acrometa cristata, Theridiometa edwardsi, Theridiometa samlandica (123766) Elucus quaesitus, Liticen setosus, Theridiometa samlandica, Viocurus fossilis (123757) Eogonatium minutum (147477) Eosynotaxus paucispina (110735) Pseudoacrometa wittmanni (120814) Succinitaxus brevis, Dubiosynotaxus perfectus (123907) Synotaxidae indet. 1, Synotaxidae indet. 2, Acrometa sp., Acrometa cristata, Succinitaxus brevis, Pseudoacrometa gracilipes, Cornuanandrus maior, Acrometa clava, Acrometa incidens, Acrometa pala, Cornuanandrus bifurcatus, Cornuanandrus corniculans, Cornuanandrus minor, Dubiosynotaxus perfectus, Eosynotaxus custodens, Eosynotaxus fastigatus, Eosynotaxus spinipes, Eosynotaxus wegneri, Gibbersynotaxus parvus, Protophysoglenes impressum, Succinitaxus minutus, Acrometa gibbosa, Acrometa longisetae, Acrometa glomus, Balticosynotaxus angulatus, Sulcosynotaxus matrimonium, Cornuanandrus scutatus, Succinitaxus pusillus, Succinitaxus strepitus (124318) Theridiometa robusta (147468)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Dubiosynotaxus perfectus (120813)