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Tetragnathidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Tetragnathidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Tetragnathinae Menge
1922Tetragnathinae Petrunkevitch p. 254
2013Tetragnathidae Dunlop et al. p. 158
2017Tetragnathidae Wheeler et al.
2020Tetragnathidae Magalhaes 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
Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
familyTetragnathidae(Menge 1866)
familyTetragnathidae(Menge 1866)

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. Tetragnathidae Menge 1866
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G. †Araneometa Wunderlich 1988
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Araneometa excelsa Wunderlich 1988
Araneometa herrlingi Wunderlich 1988
Araneometa procera Wunderlich 2022
Araneometa spirembolus Wunderlich 1988
G. †Azilia Keyserling 1882
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Azilia hispaniolensis Wunderlich 1988
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Invalid names: Azilia muellenmeisteri Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
G. Cyrtognatha Keyserling 1882
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Cyrtognatha weitschati Wunderlich 1988
G. †Eometa Petrunkevitch 1958
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Eometa calefacta Wunderlich 2004
Eometa longipes Petrunkevitch 1958
Eometa occulta Wunderlich 2004
Eometa perfecta Wunderlich 2004
Eometa samlandica Petrunkevitch 1958
G. Homalometa Simon 1897
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Homalometa fossilis Wunderlich 1988
G. Leucauge White 1841
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G. †Corneometa Wunderlich 2004
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Corneometa baltica Wunderlich 2004
Corneometa pilosipes Wunderlich 2004
G. Meta Koch 1836
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Subg. †Meta (Praetermeta) Wunderlich 2004
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Meta (Praetermeta) maculosa Wunderlich 2008
Meta (Praetermeta) velans Wunderlich 2004
G. †Palaeometa Petrunkevitch 1922
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Palaeometa opertanea Scudder 1890
G. †Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch 1922
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Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli Petrunkevitch 1922
Palaeopachygnatha scudderi Petrunkevitch 1922
G. †Priscometa Petrunkevitch 1958
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Priscometa capta Wunderlich 2004
Priscometa minor Wunderlich 2004
Priscometa tenuipes Petrunkevitch 1958
G. Tetragnatha Latreille 1804 [stretch spider]
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Tetragnatha parva Hong 1985
Tetragnatha pristina Schawaller 1982
Tetragnatha tertiaria Scudder 1885
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 Chadronian to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.20000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Eometa samlandica, Eometa longipes, Priscometa tenuipes (123762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Corneometa pilosipes (123936) Corneometa sp., Eometa sp. 1, Meta maculosa, Praetermeta velans, Corneometa baltica, Eometa calefacta, Eometa occulta, Eometa perfecta, Priscometa minor, Priscometa capta (124318) Eometa sp. 2 (123770)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli (127617) Theridium opertaneum, Tetragnatha tertiaria, Palaeopachygnatha scudderi (106384)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Araneometa procera (225846)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Eocryphoeca parva (128550)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Azilia muellenmeisteri, Tetragnatha pristina (146562) Azilia sp., Araneometa sp., Cyrtognatha weitschati, Homalometa fossilis, Azilia hispaniolensis, Araneometa herrlingi, Araneometa excelsa, Leucauge sp. (146557) Cyrtognatha weitschati, Araneometa herrlingi, Araneometa spirembolus (120817) Tetragnatha pristina (122474)