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Taxonomy of Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		1342
20133
198818		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
282
7084
82599		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders		242
6840
80976		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders		23
628
4994		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
8
132
1483		Families
Genera
Species
InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
12
484
3360		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyAvicularioidea
Simon, 1874
3
12
151		Families
Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Mygalomorphae
GermanVogelspinnenartige
EnglishMygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
DutchRechtkakigen, Tangkakigen, Vogelspinachtigen
SwedishHuggkäksspindlar
FinnishOikoleukahämähäkit, Oikoleukaiset hämähäkit


Distribution and Species lists of Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892
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Afghanistan
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAlbania
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesAlgeria
5 Families  8 Genera  26 SpeciesAngola
5 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
13 Families  46 Genera  152 SpeciesAustralia
11 Families  78 Genera  861 SpeciesAustria
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesBahamas
4 Families  10 Genera  14 SpeciesBarbados
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelarus
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelgium
3 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesBelize
2 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesBolivia
5 Families  28 Genera  46 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBotswana
5 Families  12 Genera  14 SpeciesBrazil
14 Families  108 Genera  557 SpeciesBrunei
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBurundi
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesCameroon
6 Families  17 Genera  36 SpeciesCanada
9 Families  9 Genera  13 SpeciesCape Verde
5 Families  6 Genera  4 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesChile
7 Families  28 Genera  99 SpeciesChina
8 Families  20 Genera  135 SpeciesColombia
10 Families  53 Genera  131 SpeciesComoros
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
7 Families  34 Genera  75 SpeciesCroatia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesCuba
5 Families  17 Genera  56 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
5 Families  11 Genera  38 SpeciesDenmark
4 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDominican Republic
5 Families  14 Genera  23 SpeciesEcuador
10 Families  42 Genera  169 SpeciesEgypt
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesEl Salvador
4 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
5 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesEritrea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesEthiopia
3 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesFiji
1 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesFrance
10 Families  20 Genera  31 SpeciesGabon
1 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGermany
8 Families  15 Genera  14 SpeciesGhana
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesGreece
6 Families  10 Genera  11 SpeciesGrenada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuatemala
4 Families  21 Genera  30 SpeciesGuinea
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
6 Families  19 Genera  25 SpeciesHaiti
3 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesHonduras
3 Families  9 Genera  13 SpeciesHungary
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesIceland
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesIndia
9 Families  37 Genera  171 SpeciesIndonesia
7 Families  28 Genera  74 SpeciesIran
5 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesIreland
7 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesIsrael
3 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesItaly
9 Families  14 Genera  23 SpeciesIvory Coast
4 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesJamaica
3 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesJapan
8 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesJordan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKenya
3 Families  10 Genera  19 SpeciesLaos
5 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesLatvia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesLebanon
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesLesotho
3 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesLiberia
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesLibya
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesLithuania
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesMadagascar
5 Families  13 Genera  37 SpeciesMalawi
4 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesMalaysia
6 Families  22 Genera  45 SpeciesMali
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesMauritius
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesMexico
11 Families  44 Genera  208 SpeciesMicronesia
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesMoldova
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesMongolia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesMorocco
6 Families  8 Genera  14 SpeciesMozambique
8 Families  18 Genera  23 SpeciesMyanmar
7 Families  15 Genera  34 SpeciesNamibia
8 Families  16 Genera  24 SpeciesNepal
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesNetherlands
8 Families  12 Genera  9 SpeciesNew Zealand
6 Families  9 Genera  113 SpeciesNicaragua
4 Families  15 Genera  18 SpeciesNiger
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNigeria
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesNorway
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesOman
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesPakistan
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesPalau
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesPalestine
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPanama
9 Families  32 Genera  44 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
7 Families  16 Genera  31 SpeciesParaguay
5 Families  16 Genera  33 SpeciesPeru
9 Families  42 Genera  127 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Families  8 Genera  22 SpeciesPoland
3 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesPortugal
9 Families  12 Genera  12 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
13 Families  40 Genera  312 SpeciesRomania
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesRussia
8 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesRwanda
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Lucia
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesSamoa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
3 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesSenegal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSerbia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesSeychelles
5 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesSingapore
4 Families  11 Genera  11 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
7 Families  12 Genera  14 SpeciesSomalia
3 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSpain
11 Families  24 Genera  29 SpeciesSri Lanka
3 Families  10 Genera  25 SpeciesSudan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSuriname
3 Families  14 Genera  15 SpeciesSweden
12 Families  33 Genera  37 SpeciesSwitzerland
4 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesSyria
3 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesTaiwan
7 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesTajikistan
3 Families  3 Genera  15 SpeciesTanzania
7 Families  22 Genera  25 SpeciesThailand
10 Families  23 Genera  59 SpeciesTogo
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
6 Families  15 Genera  21 SpeciesTunisia
3 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesTurkey
4 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesTurkmenistan
4 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesUganda
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesUkraine
2 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
10 Families  27 Genera  36 SpeciesUruguay
8 Families  16 Genera  44 SpeciesUSA
15 Families  58 Genera  265 SpeciesUzbekistan
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesVanuatu
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVenezuela
9 Families  49 Genera  110 SpeciesVietnam
6 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesYemen
4 Families  8 Genera  11 SpeciesZambia
3 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesZimbabwe
8 Families  19 Genera  24 Species


Distribution on islands
Capricorn Group
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesCyclades
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesMacaronesia
6 Families  10 Genera  9 SpeciesNorthern Isles
3 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesScalloway Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Islands
3 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington Formation
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Links, sources and further information
Mygalomorphae at artfakta.se
Mygalomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Mygalomorphae at dyntaxa.se