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Palpimanoidea

Arachnida - Araneae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Palpimanoidea Forster and Platnick
2013Palpimanoidea Dunlop et al.
2017Palpimanoidea 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
Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984

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.

Superfm. Palpimanoidea Forster and Platnick 1984
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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. †Archaemecys Saupe and Selden 2009
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Archaemecys arcantiensis Saupe and Selden 2009
G. †Burmesarchaea Wunderlich 2008
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Burmesarchaea alissa Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea bilongapophyses Wunderlich 2020
Burmesarchaea caudata Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea crassicaput Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea crassichelae Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea gibber Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea gibberoides Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea gibbosa Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea grimaldii Penney 2003
Burmesarchaea longicollum Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea propinqua Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea pseudogibber Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea pustulata Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea quadrata Wunderlich 2017
Burmesarchaea speciosa Wunderlich 2008
Invalid names: Lacunaucheniinae Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
G. †Baltarchaea Eskov 1992
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Baltarchaea conica Koch and Berendt 1854
G. †Eoarchaea Forster and Platnick 1984
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Eoarchaea hyperoptica Menge 1854
Eoarchaea vidua Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eomysmauchenius Wunderlich 2008
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Eomysmauchenius cretaceominimus Peng et al. 2023
Eomysmauchenius dubius Wunderlich 2017
Eomysmauchenius longissipes Wunderlich 2015
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
Subfm. †Spiniarchaeinae Wunderlich 2021
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G. †Spiniarchaea Wunderlich 2021
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Spiniarchaea aberrans Wunderlich 2021
Invalid names: Jurarchaeinae Eskov 1987 [empty]
G. †Caestaranea Selden et al. 2019
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Caestaranea jurassica Selden et al. 2019
G. †Jurarchaea Eskov 1987
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Jurarchaea zherikhini Eskov 1987
Fm. †Lagonomegopidae Eskov and Wunderlich 1995
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G. †Albiburmops Wunderlich 2017
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Albiburmops annulipes Wunderlich 2017
G. †Archaelagonops Wunderlich 2012
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Archaelagonops alavensis Penney 2006
Archaelagonops propinquus Wunderlich 2015
Archaelagonops salticoides Wunderlich 2012
Archaelagonops scorsum Wunderlich 2015
G. †Burlagonomegops Penney 2005
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Burlagonomegops eskovi Penney 2005
G. †Cymbiolagonops Wunderlich 2015
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Cymbiolagonops cymbiocalcar Wunderlich 2015
G. †Hiatomegops Guo et al. 2021
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Hiatomegops spinalis Guo et al. 2021
G. †Jinjumegops Park et al. 2019
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Jinjumegops dalingwateri Park et al. 2019
G. †Koreamegops Park et al. 2019
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Koreamegops samsiki Park et al. 2019
G. †Lagonoburmops Wunderlich 2012
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Lagonoburmops plumosus Wunderlich 2012
G. †Lagonomegops Eskov and Wunderlich 1995
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Lagonomegops americanus Penney 2005
Lagonomegops cor Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
Lagonomegops sukatchevae Eskov and Wunderlich 1995
Lagonomegops tuber Wunderlich 2015
G. †Lineaburmops Wunderlich 2015
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Lineaburmops beigeli Wunderlich 2015
Lineaburmops hirsutipes Wunderlich 2015
Lineaburmops longiantepes Guo et al. 2024
Lineaburmops maculatus Wunderlich 2017
Lineaburmops rhombus Guo et al. 2024
G. †Myanlagonops Wunderlich 2012
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Myanlagonops gracilipes Wunderlich 2012
G. †Odontomegops Guo and Selden 2019
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Odontomegops titan Guo and Selden 2019
G. †Parviburmops Wunderlich 2015
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Parviburmops bigibber Wunderlich 2017
Parviburmops brevipalpus Wunderlich 2015
G. †Paxillomegops Wunderlich 2015
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Paxillomegops brevipes Wunderlich 2015
Paxillomegops cornutus Wunderlich 2017
Paxillomegops longipes Wunderlich 2015
G. †Picturmegops Wunderlich 2015
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Picturmegops signatus Wunderlich 2015
G. †Planimegops Wunderlich 2017
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Planimegops parvus Wunderlich 2017
G. †Scopomegops Guo et al. 2021
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Scopomegops fax Guo et al. 2021
G. †Soplaogonomegops Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
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Soplaogonomegops unzuei Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
G. †Spinomegops Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
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Spinomegops aragonensis Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
Spinomegops arcanus Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
G. †Zarqagonomegops Kaddumi 2007
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Invalid names: Grandoculidae Penney 2011 [synonym]
Fm. Mecysmaucheniidae Simon 1895
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G. †Palaeozearchaea Wunderlich 2021
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Palaeozearchaea depressa Wunderlich 2021
Fm. †Micropalpimanidae Wunderlich 2008
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G. †Micropalpimanus Wunderlich 2008
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Micropalpimanus gibber Wunderlich 2021
Micropalpimanus poinari Wunderlich 2008
G. †Onychopalpus Selden et al. 2019
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Onychopalpus thomisoides Selden et al. 2019
Fm. Palpimanidae Thorell 1870
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G. †Cretapalpus Downen and Selden 2021
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Cretapalpus vittari Downen and Selden 2021
G. Otiothops MacLeay 1839
Fm. †Planarchaeidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Planarchaea Wunderlich 2015
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Planarchaea incompleta Wunderlich 2021
Planarchaea kopp Wunderlich 2015
Planarchaea oblonga Wunderlich 2017
Planarchaea paucidentata Wunderlich 2008
Planarchaea pilosa Wunderlich 2015
Invalid names: Filiauchenius Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
G. †Platythelae Wunderlich 2021
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Platythelae longicorpus Wunderlich 2021
G. †Seppo Selden and Dunlop 2014
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Seppo koponeni Selden and Dunlop 2014
G. †Sinaranea Selden et al. 2008
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Sinaranea brevicrus Selden et al. 2019
Sinaranea metaxyostraca Selden et al. 2008
Fm. †Spatiatoridae Petrunkevitch 1942
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Subfm. †Spatiatorinae Petrunkevitch 1942
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G. †Spatiator Petrunkevitch 1942
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Spatiator bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2017
Spatiator caulis Wunderlich 2008
Spatiator martensi Wunderlich 2006
Spatiator praeceps Petrunkevitch 1942
Spatiator putescens Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Vetiatoridae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Pekkachilus Wunderlich 2017
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Pekkachilus vesica Wunderlich 2017
G. †Praetervetiator Wunderlich 2021
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Praetervetiator circulus Wunderlich 2021
Praetervetiator parvicirculus Wunderlich 2022
G. †Procervetiator Wunderlich 2021
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Procervetiator fruticosus Wunderlich 2021
G. †Vetiator Wunderlich 2015
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Vetiator gracilipes Wunderlich 2015
Invalid names: Huttoniidae Simon 1893 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available