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Dictynidae
Taxonomy
Dictynidae was named by Pickard-Cambridge (1871). It is extant. Its type is Dictyna.
It was assigned to Araneae by Park and Downing (2001); to Araneomorphae by Penney (2002); to Dictynoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Entelegynae by Wheeler et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Araneae by Park and Downing (2001); to Araneomorphae by Penney (2002); to Dictynoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Entelegynae by Wheeler et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Argenna, Argyroneta, Arthrodictyna, Balticocryphoeca, Brommellina, Chelicirrum, Cryphoezaga, Dictyna (type genus), Eobrommella, Eodictyna, Eolathys, Flagelldictyna, Gibbermastigusa, Hispaniolyna, Mastigusa, Mizagalla, Palaeodictyna, Palaeolathys, Protomastigusa, Scopulyna, Succinyna, Thallumetus, Vectaraneus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Argyronetinae Menge |
| 1871 | Dictynidae Pickard-Cambridge |
| 1942 | Arthrodictynidae Petrunkevitch p. 218 |
| 2001 | Dictynidae Park and Downing p. 179 |
| 2002 | Dictynidae Penney |
| 2013 | Dictynidae Dunlop et al. p. 167 |
| 2017 | Dictynidae 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.
Fm. Dictynidae Pickard-Cambridge 1871
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G. †Eolathys Petrunkevitch 1950
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†Eolathys debilis Petrunkevitch 1950
†Eolathys succini Petrunkevitch 1950
G. †Hispaniolyna Wunderlich 1988
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†Hispaniolyna hirsuta Wunderlich 1988
†Hispaniolyna magna Wunderlich 1988
G. †Mastigusa Menge 1854
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†Mastigusa acuminata Menge 1854
†Mastigusa arcuata Wunderlich 2004
†Mastigusa bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2004
†Mastigusa laticymbium Wunderlich 2004
†Mastigusa magnibulbus Wunderlich 2004
†Mastigusa media Wunderlich 1986
†Mastigusa modesta Wunderlich 1986
†Mastigusa scutata Wunderlich 2004
G. †Mizagalla Wunderlich 2004
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†Mizagalla quattuor Wunderlich 2004
†Mizagalla tuberculata Wunderlich 2004
G. †Palaeodictyna Wunderlich 1988
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†Palaeodictyna intermedia Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeodictyna longispina Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeodictyna singularis Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeodictyna spiculum Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeodictyna termitophila Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeodictyna unispina Wunderlich 1988
G. †Palaeolathys Wunderlich 1986
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†Palaeolathys circumductus Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeolathys copalis Wunderlich 1986
†Palaeolathys quadruplex Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeolathys similis Wunderlich 1988
†Palaeolathys spinosa Wunderlich 1986
G. †Succinyna Wunderlich 1988
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†Succinyna longembolus Wunderlich 1988
†Succinyna pulcher Wunderlich 1988
†Succinyna spinipalpus Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Argyronetidae Menge 1869 [synonym], Arthrodictynidae Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| opisthosoma height | 1 | 0.920 |
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turonian to the top of the Holocene or 93.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Collections (37 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Dictynidae indet. 1 (123020) Dictynidae indet. 2, Dictynidae indet. 3, Dictynidae indet. 4, Dictynidae indet. 5 (144466) | |
| Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | Dictynidae indet. (110895) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Gibbermastigusa lateralis, Eodictyna communis (123419) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Balticocryphoeca curvitarsis (124273) Chelicirrum stridulans (129228) Mastigusa bitterfeldensis, Mastigusa magnibulbus, Chelicirrum stridulans (147604) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Arthrodictyna segmentata (123766) Balticocryphoeca curvitarsis (123757) Dictynidae indet. 1, Dictynidae indet. 2, Mastigusa sp., Mastigusa acuminata, Balticocryphoeca curvitarsis, Cryphoezaga dubia, Mastigusa arcuata, Mastigusa laticymbium, Mastigusa scutata, Protomastigusa composita, Brommellina longungulae, Chelicirrum stridulans, Eobrommella scutata, Eodictyna communis, Scopulyna cursor, Mizagalla tuberculata, Mizagalla quattuor (124318) Eodictyna communis (123493 123907 124201) Eolathys succini, Eolathys debilis (124205) Mastigusa laticymbium (149492) Scopulyna cursor (147612) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Dictynidae indet. (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Mastigusa media, Mastigusa modesta, Chelicirrum stridulans (123762) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Vectaraneus yulei (21976 123959 127743) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) | Vectaraneus yulei (156628) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Eodictyna communis (120813 123215) Gibbermastigusa lateralis (109625) Mastigusa acuminata (120811) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Argyroneta antiqua (127628) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Hispaniolyna magna (146562) Palaeolathys sp., Palaeolathys quadruplex, Palaeolathys similis, Palaeolathys circumductus, Palaeodictyna termitophila, Palaeodictyna intermedia, Palaeodictyna spiculum, Palaeodictyna longispina, Palaeodictyna unispina, Palaeodictyna singularis, Succinyna pulcher, Succinyna longembolus, Succinyna spinipalpus, Hispaniolyna magna, Hispaniolyna hirsuta (146557) Palaeolathys spinosa (120817) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Argenna fossilis (106431 123022 138761) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Argyroneta longipes (117252) | |
| Holocene | Dominican Republic | Palaeolathys copalis (149489) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | Flagelldictyna copalis, Dictyna rufa (147603) | |
| Holocene | Colombia (Santander) | Thallumetus copalis (147613) |