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Archaeidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Archaeidae

Taxonomy
Archaeidae was named by Koch and Berendt (1854). It is extant. Its type is Archaea.

It was assigned to Araneae by Koch and Berendt (1854); and to Palpimanoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Archaeidae Koch and Berendt
2013Archaeidae Dunlop et al.
2017Archaeidae 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
RankNameAuthor
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984
familyArchaeidae
familyArchaeidae

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. Archaeidae Koch and Berendt 1854
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G. Afrarchaea Forster and Platnick 1984
G. †Archaea Koch and Berendt 1854
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†Archaea bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
†Archaea compacta Wunderlich 2004
†Archaea paradoxa Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Archaea laevigata Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym]
†Archaea pougneti Simon 1884
Subfm. Archaeinae Koch and Berendt 1854
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G. †Burmesarchaea Wunderlich 2008
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†Burmesarchaea alissa Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea bilongapophyses Wunderlich 2020
†Burmesarchaea caudata Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea gibber Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea gibberoides Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea gibbosa Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea grimaldii Penney 2003
†Burmesarchaea pseudogibber Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea pustulata Wunderlich 2017
†Burmesarchaea speciosa Wunderlich 2008
†Burmesarchaea spinicaput Wunderlich 2025
G. †Archaemecys Saupe and Selden 2009
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†Archaemecys arcantiensis Saupe and Selden 2009
G. †Baltarchaea Eskov 1992
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†Baltarchaea conica Koch and Berendt 1854
G. †Eomysmauchenius Wunderlich 2008
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†Eomysmauchenius cretaceominimus Peng et al. 2023
†Eomysmauchenius ovata Wunderlich 2017
G. Eriauchenius Cambridge 1881
G. Madagascarchaea Wood and Scharff 2018
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Invalid names: Archaea copalensis Lourenço 2000 [synonym]
G. †Myrmecarchaea Wunderlich 2004
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†Myrmecarchaea antecessor Carbuccia et al. 2020
†Myrmecarchaea pediculus Wunderlich 2004
†Myrmecarchaea petiolus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Patarchaea Selden et al. 2008
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†Patarchaea muralis Selden et al. 2008
G. †Saxonarchaea Wunderlich 2004
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†Saxonarchaea dentata Wunderlich 2004
†Saxonarchaea diabolica Wunderlich 2004
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 Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 165.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Patarchaea muralis (113371 113376)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Archaemecys arcantiensis (99114)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Afrarchaea grimaldii (111688) Archaeinae indet., Burmesarchaea sp., Burmesarchaea grimaldii, Lacunauchenius speciosus, Burmesarchaea alissa, Burmesarchaea caudata, Burmesarchaea gibber, Burmesarchaea gibberoides, Burmesarchaea gibbosa, Burmesarchaea pseudogibber, Burmesarchaea pustulata, Planarchaea ovata, Burmesarchaea bilongapophyses, Burmesarchaea spinicaput (144466) Burmesarchaea pseudogibber, Burmesarchaea bilongapophyses (184692) Eomysmauchenius cretaceominimus (232205)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Myrmecarchaea sp. (124463)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Myrmecarchaea antecessor (123850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Archaea bitterfeldensis, Saxonarchaea dentata (129227) Archaea paradoxa, Saxonarchaea dentata (129228) Archaea paradoxa, Saxonarchaea diabolica (147606) Saxonarchaea dentata (149475) Saxonarchaea diabolica (147604)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archaea paradoxa (120814 123420 123757 123766 123870 123928 124849 146359) Archaea paradoxa, Myrmecarchaea petiolus, Myrmecarchaea pediculus (110735) Archaea pougneti (146881) Myrmecarchaea sp., Archaea paradoxa, Baltarchaea conica, Archaea pougneti, Archaea compacta, Saxonarchaea dentata (124318)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Archaea paradoxa, Archaea pougneti, Archaea levigata (123977)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Archaea paradoxa (120811) Archaea paradoxa, Archaea conica, Archaea laevigata (109625) Baltarchaea conica (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Archaea paradoxa (123769)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Archaea copalensis (38973) Eriauchenius gracilicollis (147603)