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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
706
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
181
622
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
402
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
395
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
121
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
29
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
1 Genera with 1 Species
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
1 Species
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider