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Mygalomorphae

Arachnida - Araneae

Taxonomy
Mygalomorphae was named by Pocock (1892). It is extant.

It was assigned to Opisthothelae by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Mygalomorphae Pocock
2013Mygalomorphae Dunlop et al.
2017Mygalomorphae Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderMygalomorphaePocock 1892
infraorderMygalomorphaePocock 1892

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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G. †Cretacattyma Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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Cretacattyma raveni Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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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G. Psalistops Simon 1889
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Psalistops hispaniolensis Wunderlich 1988
G. †Cretamygale Selden 2002
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Cretamygale chasei Selden 2002
Fm. Ctenizidae Thorell 1887 [cork-lid trapdoor spider]
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G. †Baltocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
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Baltocteniza kulickae Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Electrocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
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Electrocteniza sadilenkoi Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Parvocteniza Wunderlich 2020
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Parvocteniza parvula Wunderlich 2020
Fm. Cyrtaucheniidae Simon 1892 [wafer trapdoor spider]
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G. Bolostromus Ausserer 1875
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Bolostromus destructus Wunderlich 1988
Fm. Dipluridae Simon 1889 [funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alterphyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2021
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Alterphyxioschemoides spicula Wunderlich 2021
G. †Cethegoides Wunderlich 2017
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Cethegoides patricki Wunderlich 2017
G. †Clostes Menge 1869
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Clostes priscus Menge 1869
Subfm. Euagrinae Raven 1979
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G. †Cretadiplura Selden 2006
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Cretadiplura ceara Selden 2006
G. †Dinodiplura Selden 2006
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Dinodiplura ambulacra Selden 2006
G. †Seldischnoplura Raven et al. 2015
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Seldischnoplura seldeni Raven et al. 2015
G. Ischnothele Ausserer 1875
G. Masteria Koch 1873
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Masteria sexoculata Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Microsteria Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
Subfm. Masteriinae Simon 1889
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G. †Edwa Raven et al. 2015
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Edwa maryae Raven et al. 2015
G. †Phyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2015
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Phyxioschemoides collembola Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Fossilcalcaridae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Fossilcalcar Wunderlich 2015
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Fossilcalcar praeteritus Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Halonoproctidae Pocock 1901
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Subfm. Ummidiinae Ortíz 2007
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G. Ummidia Thorell 1875
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Ummidia damzeni Wunderlich 2000
Ummidia malinowskii Wunderlich 2000
Fm. Hexathelidae Simon 1892 [venomous funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alioatrax Wunderlich 2017
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Alioatrax incertus Wunderlich 2017
Fm. Macrothelidae Simon 1892
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G. †Promacrothele Tang et al. 2023
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Promacrothele polyacantha Tang et al. 2023
Fm. Microstigmatidae Roewer 1942
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G. †Parvomygale Wunderlich 2004
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Parvomygale distincta Wunderlich 2004
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]
G. †Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch 1922
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Eodiplurina cockerelli Petrunkevitch 1922
G. †Myannemesia Wunderlich 2020
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Myannemesia glaber Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Pycnothelidae Chamberlin 1917 [synonym]
G. †Rosamygale Selden and Gall 1992
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Rosamygale grauvogeli Selden and Gall 1992
Fm. Theraphosidae Thorell 1870 [tarantula]
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G. Hemirraghus Simon 1903
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G. †Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich 1988
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Ischnocolinopsis acutus Wunderlich 1988
Subfm. †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich 2020
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G. †Protertheraphosa Wunderlich 2020
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Protertheraphosa spinipes Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Aviculariidae Simon 1870 [synonym], Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889 [empty]
Invalid names: Migidae Simon 1892 [empty]
G. †Cretohexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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Cretohexura coylei Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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
Unr. Rastelloidina Raven 1985
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Invalid names: Idiopidae Simon 1892 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available