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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
133
398
963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
113
353
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
67
294
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
66
293
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
57
272
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
56
268
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
14
121
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Eocene
15 Genera with 45 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Anepeira Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1890Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Bararaneus Wunderlich, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometata Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cyclososoma Petrunkevitch, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Eoaraneus Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eochorizopes Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eozygiella Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Epeiridion Menge, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Graea Thorell, 194212SpeciesTaxom
Meditrina Petrunkevitch, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Miraraneus Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18545SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
45 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Anepeira complicata J. Wunderlich, 2004
Araneus absconditus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cinefactus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus defunctus A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Araneus delitus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus emertoni (S. H. Scudder, 1890)⇒ Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Araneus kinchloeae A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Araneus longimanus A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Araneus meeki S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus vulcanalis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Bararaneus annulatus J. Wunderlich, 2004
Bararaneus evolvens J. Wunderlich, 2004
Chrysometata palaearctica J. Wunderlich, 2004
Cyclososoma succini A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eoaraneus complexus J. Wunderlich, 2004
Eochorizopes szeklinskiae J. Wunderlich, 2008
Eozygiella compacta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Epeiridion femoratum Menge, 1854
Graea aberrans J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea bitterfeldensis J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea breviembolus J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea brevis J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea calceatus Petrunkevitch, 1950
Graea epeiroidea C. L. Koch, 1854
Graea impudica J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea lingula J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea magnocoli J. Wunderlich, 2012
Graea minor Petrunkevitch, 1950
Graea setosa A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Graea succini A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Meditrina circumvallata A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Miraraneus peregrinus J. Wunderlich, 2004
Tethneus guyoti S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus hentzi Scudder, 1885
Tethneus obduratus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus provectus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus robustus A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Tethneus twenhofeli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Zilla cornumana A. Menge, 1854
Zilla gracilis C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla porrecta C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla spinipalpa A. Menge, 1854
Zilla veterana C. L. Koch, 1854

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Upper Eocene
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
3
16
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