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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Comox Valley (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
24
59
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
55
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
15
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
15
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
49
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
49
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comox Valley
2 Genera with 2 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comox Valley
2 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Comox Valley
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneidae at dyntaxa.se
Araneidae at gbif.org
Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov