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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
350
1622
4998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
299
1389
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
715
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
684
2523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
60
628
2329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
59
626
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
189
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
57
236
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
1 Genera with 4 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758