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Tetragnathidae
Taxonomy
Tetragnathinae was named by Menge (1866). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Tetragnathidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Argiopidae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was reranked as the family Tetragnathidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Argiopidae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017) and Magalhaes et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1866 | Tetragnathinae Menge |
1922 | Tetragnathinae Petrunkevitch p. 254 |
2013 | Tetragnathidae Dunlop et al. p. 158 |
2017 | Tetragnathidae Wheeler et al. |
2020 | Tetragnathidae Magalhaes 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. 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. †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. Leucauge White 1841
Subfm. Leucauginae
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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. †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
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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
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 |
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Priabonian | Denmark | Eometa samlandica, Eometa longipes, Priscometa tenuipes (123762) | |
Priabonian | Russian 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) | |
Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli (127617) Theridium opertaneum, Tetragnatha tertiaria, Palaeopachygnatha scudderi (106384) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Araneometa procera (225846) | |
Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Eocryphoeca parva (128550) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican 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) |