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Clerck, 1757
- orb-weavers
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Entity:
Araneoidea (Superfamily)
..†Baltsuccinidae (Family)
..Cyatholipidae (Family)
..†Juraraneidae (Family)
..†Leviunguidae (Family)
..linyphioids ([unranked])
..Malkaridae (Family)
..†Megasetidae (Family)
..†Mesarania (Genus)
..Nesticidae (Family)
..Physoglenidae (Family)
..†Praetheridiidae (Family)
..†Protheridiidae (Family)
..†Pumiliopimoidae (Family)
..symphytognathoids ([unranked])
..Synotaxidae (Family)
..tetragnathoids ([unranked])
..Theridiidae (Family) - cobweb and widow spiders
..†Zarqaraneidae (Family)
..Araneidae (Family) - orb-weavers
....Abba (Genus)
....Acacesia (Genus)
....Acantharachne (Genus)
....Acanthepeira (Genus)
....Acroaspis (Genus)
....Acrosomoides (Genus)
....Actinacantha (Genus)
....Actinosoma (Genus)
....Aculepeira (Genus)
....Acusilas (Genus)
....Aethriscus (Genus)
....Aethrodiscus (Genus)
....Aetrocantha (Genus)
....Afracantha (Genus)
....Agalenatea (Genus)
....Alenatea (Genus)
....Allocyclosa (Genus)
....Alpaida (Genus)
....Amazonepeira (Genus)
....†Anepeira (Genus)
....Anepsion (Genus)
....Aoaraneus (Genus)
....Arachnura (Genus)
....†Araneometa (Genus)
....Araneus (Genus)
....Araniella (Genus)
....Aranoethra (Genus)
....Argiope (Genus)
....Artiphex (Genus)
....Artonis (Genus)
....Aspidolasius (Genus)
....Augusta (Genus)
....Austracantha (Genus)
....Backobourkia (Genus)
....†Bararaneus (Genus)
....Bertrana (Genus)
....Bijoaraneus (Genus)
....Caerostris (Genus)
....Carepalxis (Genus)
....Celaenia (Genus)
....Cercidia (Genus)
....Chorizopes (Genus)
....Chorizopesoides (Genus)
....†Chrysometata (Genus)
....Cladomelea (Genus)
....Clitaetra (Genus)
....Cnodalia (Genus)
....Coelossia (Genus)
....Colaranea (Genus)
....Colphepeira (Genus)
....Courtaraneus (Genus)
....†Cretaraneus (Genus)
....Cryptaranea (Genus)
....Cyclosa (Genus)
....Cyphalonotus (Genus)
....Cyrtarachne (Genus)
....Cyrtobill (Genus)
....Cyrtophora (Genus)
....Deione (Genus)
....Deliochus (Genus)
....Dolophones (Genus)
....Dubiepeira (Genus)
....Edricus (Genus)
....Enacrosoma (Genus)
....Encyosaccus (Genus)
....†Eoaraneus (Genus)
....†Eochorizopes (Genus)
....†Eonephila (Genus)
....†Eozygiella (Genus)
....Epeiroides (Genus)
....Eriophora (Genus)
....Eriovixia (Genus)
....Eustacesia (Genus)
....Eustala (Genus)
....†Eustaloides (Genus)
....Exechocentrus (Genus)
....Faradja (Genus)
....†Fossilaraneus (Genus)
....Friula (Genus)
....Galaporella (Genus)
....Gasteracantha (Genus)
....Gastroxya (Genus)
....Gea (Genus)
....Gibbaranea (Genus)
....Glyptogona (Genus)
....Gnolus (Genus)
....Guizygiella (Genus)
....Herennia (Genus)
....Heterognatha (Genus)
....Hingstepeira (Genus)
....Hortophora (Genus)
....Hypognatha (Genus)
....Hypsacantha (Genus)
....Hypsosinga (Genus)
....Ideocaira (Genus)
....Indoetra (Genus)
....Isoxya (Genus)
....Kaira (Genus)
....Kangaraneus (Genus)
....Kapogea (Genus)
....Kilima (Genus)
....Larinia (Genus)
....Lariniaria (Genus)
....Larinioides (Genus)
....Lariniophora (Genus)
....Leviana (Genus)
....Leviaraneus (Genus)
....Leviellus (Genus)
....Lewisepeira (Genus)
....Lipocrea (Genus)
....†Luxurionephila (Genus)
....Macracantha (Genus)
....Madacantha (Genus)
....Mahembea (Genus)
....Mangora (Genus)
....Mangrovia (Genus)
....Manogea (Genus)
....Mastophora (Genus)
....Mecynogea (Genus)
....Megaraneus (Genus)
....Melychiopharis (Genus)
....†Mesozygiella (Genus)
....Metazygia (Genus)
....Metepeira (Genus)
....Micrathena (Genus)
....Micrepeira (Genus)
....Micropoltys (Genus)
....Milonia (Genus)
....†Minutunguis (Genus)
....†Miraraneus (Genus)
....†Mirometa (Genus)
....Molinaranea (Genus)
....Nemoscolus (Genus)
....Nemosinga (Genus)
....Nemospiza (Genus)
....Neogea (Genus)
....Neoscona (Genus)
....Nephila (Genus)
....Nephilengys (Genus)
....Nephilingis (Genus)
....Nicolepeira (Genus)
....Novakiella (Genus)
....Novaranea (Genus)
....Nuctenea (Genus)
....Oarces (Genus)
....Ocrepeira (Genus)
....Ordgarius (Genus)
....†Palaeonephila (Genus)
....Paralarinia (Genus)
....Paraplectana (Genus)
....Paraplectanoides (Genus)
....Pararaneus (Genus)
....Paraverrucosa (Genus)
....Parawixia (Genus)
....Parmatergus (Genus)
....Pasilobus (Genus)
....Perilla (Genus)
....Pherenice (Genus)
....Phonognatha (Genus)
....Pitharatus (Genus)
....Plebs (Genus)
....Poecilarcys (Genus)
....Poecilopachys (Genus)
....Poltys (Genus)
....Popperaneus (Genus)
....Porcataraneus (Genus)
....Pozonia (Genus)
....Prasonica (Genus)
....Prasonicella (Genus)
....Pronoides (Genus)
....Pronous (Genus)
....Pseudartonis (Genus)
....Pseudopsyllo (Genus)
....Psyllo (Genus)
....†Pulchellaranea (Genus)
....Pycnacantha (Genus)
....†Pycnosinga (Genus)
....Quokkaraneus (Genus)
....Rubrepeira (Genus)
....Salsa (Genus)
....Scoloderus (Genus)
....Sedasta (Genus)
....Singa (Genus)
....Singafrotypa (Genus)
....Siwa (Genus)
....Socca (Genus)
....Spilasma (Genus)
....Spinepeira (Genus)
....Spintharidius (Genus)
....Taczanowskia (Genus)
....Talthybia (Genus)
....Tatepeira (Genus)
....Telaprocera (Genus)
....Testudinaria (Genus)
....†Testudinaroides (Genus)
....†Tethneus (Genus)
....Thelacantha (Genus)
....Thorellina (Genus)
....Togacantha (Genus)
....Trichonephila (Genus)
....Umbonata (Genus)
....Ursa (Genus)
....Venomius (Genus)
....Verrucosa (Genus)
....Wagneriana (Genus)
....Witica (Genus)
....Wixia (Genus)
....Xylethrus (Genus)
....Yaginumia (Genus)
....Zealaranea (Genus)
....Zilla (Genus)
....Zygiella (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Arthropoda
-
(Class)
Arachnida
-
(Order)
Araneida
Current position
Araneoidea
(Superfamily)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
J.A. Dunlop et al., 2023
: 173; Kulkarni et al., 2023: fig. 4b.
Alternative positions
Araneae
(Order)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
Species 2000, 2001-present
: 27 Jun 2024; CoL(27 Jun 2024).
Historical positions
Araneoidea
(Superfamily)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
S. Kulkarni et al., 2023
: fig. 4b.
Araneoidea
(Superfamily)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
J.A. Dunlop et al., 2023
: 173.
Araneoidea
(Superfamily)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
J.A. Coddington et al., 2004
: fig. 18.3.
Araneoidea
(Superfamily)
Clerck, 1757
Ref:
H.W. Levi, 1982
: 87.
Argiopiformia
(Superfamily)
Ref:
B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Number of Subtaxa
2025
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
191g;2855s;239ss; †21g
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 14 Jan 2025
[191g; †21g]
2024a
WSCA
: 29 Jun 2024
191g;3132s
2023
J.A. Dunlop et al.
: 177
[; †21g]
2013
N.I. Platnick
: 13 Dec 2012
170g;3037s
2011
N.I. Platnick
: 21 Jun 2011
168g;3020s
2011
N.I. Platnick
: 29 Dec 2010
168g;3006s
2010
N.I. Platnick
: 11 Jun 2010
170g;2999[2851]s;[219ss]
2009
N.I. Platnick
: 5 Jul 2009
167g;2990s
1982
H.W. Levi
200g3000-4000s
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025