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Checklist for Family Atypidae Thorell, 1870 (Atypical tarantulas)
and region Continents


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
884
13693
139040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
716
10940
121991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
171
5591
67000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
150
5398
65733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
20
418
4240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Fornicephalae
Raven, 1985
8
80
1267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Atypoidea
Thorell, 1870
2
9
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAtypidae
Thorell, 1870
Atypical tarantulas, Purse Web Spider, Purse web spiders
5
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
5 Genera with 69 Species
Ambiortiphagus Eskov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Atypus Latreille, 2025Purse web spiders41SpeciesTaxom
Balticatypus Wunderlich, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Calommata Lucas, 202217SpeciesTaxom
Sphodros Walckenaer, 18297SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
69 Species
Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi K. Y. Eskov, 1990
Atypus affinis (Eichwald, 1830)⇒ Atypus subterraneus Latreille, 1804
Atypus baotianmanensis Hu, 1994
Atypus baotingensis Li, Xu, Zhan..., 2018
Atypus coreanus Kim, 1985
Atypus dawei Y. X. Li & Xu, 2025
Atypus dorsualis Thorell, 1897
Atypus flexus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus formosensis Kayashima, 1943
Atypus heterothecus Zhang, 1985
Atypus javanus Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Atypus jianfengensis Li, Xu, Zhan..., 2018
Atypus karschi Dönitz, 1887Tsuchi-gumo
Atypus karschii Dönitz, 1887
Atypus lannaianus Schwendinger, 1989Pentastomes
Atypus largosaccatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus ledongensis Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus liui Y. X. Li & Xu, 2025
Atypus magnus Namkung, 1986
Atypus medius Oliger, 1999Horseshoe worms
Atypus minutus Lee & al., 2015
Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890
Atypus pedicellatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus piceus (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890
Atypus quelpartensis Namkung, 2001
Atypus sacculatus Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus seogwipoensis Kim, Ye & Noh, 2015
Atypus sinensis Schenkel, 1953
Atypus siyiensis Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Atypus snetsingeri Sarno, 1973
Atypus sternosulcus Kim & al., 2006
Atypus subterraneus Latreille, 1804
Atypus suiningensis Zhang, 1985
Atypus suthepicus Schwendinger, 1989Pentastomes
Atypus sutherlandi Chennappaiya, 1935
Atypus suwonensis Kim & al., 2006
Atypus tibetensis Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus wataribabaorum Tanikawa, 2006
Atypus wii Siliwal, Kum..., 2014
Atypus yajuni Zhu & al., 2006
Atypus yanjingensis Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Atypus yaozu Wu, Liu, Hua..., 2025
Balticatypus beigeli J. Wunderlich, 2011
Balticatypus juvenis J. Wunderlich, 2011
Balticatypus spinosus J. Wunderlich, 2011
Calommata fulvipes Lucas, 1835
Calommata hangzhica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Calommata jinggangica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Calommata megae Fourie, Hadd..., 2011
Calommata meridionalis Fourie, Hadd..., 2011
Calommata namibica Fourie, Hadd..., 2011
Calommata obesa Simon, 1886
Calommata pichoni Schenkel, 1963
Calommata signata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Calommata signatum (Yaginuma, 1971)⇒ Calommata signata Karsch, 1879
Calommata simoni Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Calommata sundaica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Calommata signata Karsch, 1879
Calommata tamdaoensis Zha , Pham & Li, 2012
Calommata tibialis Fourie, Hadd..., 2011
Calommata transvaalica Hewitt, 1916
Calommata truculenta Thorell, 1887
Calommata yuanjiangica F. Li & Xu, 2022
Sphodros abboti Walckenaer, 1835Abbot purseweb spider
Sphodros atlanticus Gertsch & Pl..., 1980Atlantic purseweb spider
Sphodros coylei Gertsch & Pl..., 1980
Sphodros fitchi Gertsch & Pl..., 1980
Sphodros niger Hentz, 1842Black purse-web spider
Sphodros paisano Gertsch & Pl..., 1980
Sphodros rufipes Latreille, 1829Red legged purseweb spider


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