Checklist for Genus Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 (Spiny Backed Orb Weaver)
and region America (Continents)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 699
6720
45540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 582
5283
38480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 130
2424
22900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 110
2322
22261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 82
2039
19998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 79
2034
19981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 12
605
6161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 115
1692 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
| 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Gasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
| 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Gasteracantha
Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver, Spiny orb-weaver | 11 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for America
1 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for America
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gasteracantha cancriformis cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis gertschi Archer, 1941 | | | Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha flava Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | Lance-leaf stonecrop | | Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859) | ⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | Gasteracantha picea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gasteracantha picta Tord Tamerla..., 1892 | | | Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | |
Links, sources and further information Gasteracantha at biodiversity.org.au
Gasteracantha at gbif.org
Gasteracantha at irmng.org
Gasteracantha at itis.gov
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