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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
242
956
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
198
793
2353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
515
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
64
491
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
55
456
1578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
55
456
1578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
145
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
48
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
1 Genera with 3 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
3 Species
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758