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Taxon: Family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 - orb-weavers (spider)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                                 Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
                                   Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                                     Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
                                       Infrakingdom Protostomia Grobben, 1908
                                         Superphylum Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo, Turbeville, Linford, Rivera, Garey, Raff & Lake, 1997
                                           Panarthropoda Nielsen, 1995 - panarthropods
                                             Tactopoda Budd, 2001
                                               Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
                                                 Euarthropoda
                                                   Subphylum Chelicerata Heymons, 1901
                                                     Euchelicerata Weygoldt & Paulus, 1979
                                                       Prosomapoda Lamsdell, 2013
                                                         Planaterga Lamsdell, 2013
                                                           Dekatriata Lamsdell, 2013
                                                             Sclerophorata Kamenz, Staude & Dunlop, 2011
                                                               Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
                                                                 Clade Micrura Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
                                                                   Clade Pantetrapulmonata Shultz, 2007
                                                                     Clade Tetrapulmonata Shultz, 1990
                                                                       Superorder Serikodiastida Garwood & Dunlop, 2014
                                                                         Order Araneida Clerck, 1757 - spiders
                                                                           Suborder Araneae Clerck, 1757 - tailless spiders
                                                                             Infraorder Opisthothelae Pocock, 1892 - unsegmented spiders
                                                                               Clade Araneomorphae Smith, 1902
                                                                                 Clade "cylindrical gland [CY] spigot clade" Wheeler et al., 2017
                                                                                   Clade Dipneumonomorpha
                                                                                     Clade Entelegynae Simon, 1893
                                                                                       Superfamily Araneoidea Clerck, 1757
                                                                                         Family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 - orb-weavers
                                                                                           001 Genus †Anepeira Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           002 Genus †Araneometa Wunderlich, 1988
                                                                                           003 Genus †Bararaneus Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           004 Genus †Chrysometata Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           005 Genus †Cretaraneus Selden, 1990
                                                                                           006 Genus †Eoaraneus Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           007 Genus †Eochorizopes Wunderlich, 2008
                                                                                           008 Genus †Eonephila Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           009 Genus †Eozygiella Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           010 Genus †Eustaloides Petrunkevitch, 1942
                                                                                           011 Genus †Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 1988
                                                                                           012 Genus †Luxurionephila Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           013 Genus †Mesozygiella Penney & Ortuño, 2006
                                                                                           014 Genus †Minutunguis Wunderlich, 2011
                                                                                           015 Genus †Miraraneus Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           016 Genus †Mirometa Petrunkevitch, 1963
                                                                                           017 Genus †Palaeonephila Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           018 Genus †Pulchellaranea Poinar, 2015
                                                                                           019 Genus †Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 1988
                                                                                           020 Genus †Testudinaroides Dunlop & Jekel, 2008
                                                                                           021 Genus †Tethneus Scudder, 1885
                                                                                           022 Genus Abba Castanheira & Framenau, 2023
                                                                                           023 Genus Acacesia Simon, 1895
                                                                                           024 Genus Acantharachne Tullgren, 1910
                                                                                           025 Genus Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
                                                                                           026 Genus Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
                                                                                           027 Genus Acrosomoides Simon, 1887
                                                                                           028 Genus Actinacantha Simon, 1864 [monotypic]
                                                                                           029 Genus Actinosoma Holmberg, 1883 [monotypic]
                                                                                           030 Genus Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
                                                                                           031 Genus Acusilas Simon, 1895
                                                                                           032 Genus Aethriscus Pocock, 1902
                                                                                           033 Genus Aethrodiscus Strand, 1913 [monotypic]
                                                                                           034 Genus Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879 [monotypic]
                                                                                           035 Genus Afracantha Dahl, 1914 [monotypic]
                                                                                           036 Genus Agalenatea Archer, 1951
                                                                                           037 Genus Alenatea Song & Zhu, 1999
                                                                                           038 Genus Allocyclosa Levi, 1999 [monotypic]
                                                                                           039 Genus Alpaida Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
                                                                                           040 Genus Amazonepeira Levi, 1989
                                                                                           041 Genus Anepsion Strand, 1929
                                                                                           042 Genus Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
                                                                                           043 Genus Arachnura Vinson, 1863
                                                                                           044 Genus Araneus Clerck, 1757
                                                                                           045 Genus Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
                                                                                           046 Genus Aranoethra Butler, 1873
                                                                                           047 Genus Argiope Audouin, 1826, orth. cons.
                                                                                           048 Genus Artiphex Kallal & Hormiga, 2022
                                                                                           049 Genus Artonis Simon, 1895
                                                                                           050 Genus Aspidolasius Simon, 1888 [monotypic]
                                                                                           051 Genus Augusta Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 [monotypic]
                                                                                           052 Genus Austracantha Dahl, 1914 [monotypic]
                                                                                           053 Genus Backobourkia Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink, 2010
                                                                                           054 Genus Bertrana Keyserling, 1884
                                                                                           055 Genus Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
                                                                                           056 Genus Caerostris Thorell, 1868
                                                                                           057 Genus Carepalxis Koch, 1872
                                                                                           058 Genus Celaenia Thorell, 1868
                                                                                           059 Genus Cercidia Thorell, 1869
                                                                                           060 Genus Chorizopes Pickard-Cambridge, 1871, nom. praeval.
                                                                                           061 Genus Chorizopesoides Mi & Wang, 2018
                                                                                           062 Genus Cladomelea Simon, 1895
                                                                                           063 Genus Clitaetra Simon, 1889
                                                                                           064 Genus Cnodalia Thorell, 1890
                                                                                           065 Genus Coelossia Simon, 1895
                                                                                           066 Genus Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988
                                                                                           067 Genus Colphepeira Archer, 1941 [monotypic]
                                                                                           068 Genus Courtaraneus Framenau, Vink, McQuillan & Simpson, 2022
                                                                                           069 Genus Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988
                                                                                           070 Genus Cyclosa Menge, 1866
                                                                                           071 Genus Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
                                                                                           072 Genus Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
                                                                                           073 Genus Cyrtobill Framenau & Scharff, 2009 [monotypic]
                                                                                           074 Genus Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
                                                                                           075 Genus Deione Thorell, 1898
                                                                                           076 Genus Deliochus Simon, 1894
                                                                                           077 Genus Dolophones Walckenaer, 1833
                                                                                           078 Genus Dubiepeira Levi, 1991
                                                                                           079 Genus Edricus Pickard-Cambridge, 1890
                                                                                           080 Genus Enacrosoma Mello-Leitão, 1932
                                                                                           081 Genus Encyosaccus Simon, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                           082 Genus Epeiroides Keyserling, 1885 [monotypic]
                                                                                           083 Genus Eriophora Simon, 1864
                                                                                           084 Genus Eriovixia Archer, 1951
                                                                                           085 Genus Eustacesia Caporiacco, 1954 [monotypic]
                                                                                           086 Genus Eustala Simon, 1895
                                                                                           087 Genus Exechocentrus Simon, 1889 [monotypic]
                                                                                           088 Genus Faradja Grasshoff, 1970 [monotypic]
                                                                                           089 Genus Friula Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 [monotypic]
                                                                                           090 Genus Galaporella Levi, 2009 [monotypic]
                                                                                           091 Genus Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
                                                                                           092 Genus Gastroxya Benoit, 1962
                                                                                           093 Genus Gea Koch, 1843
                                                                                           094 Genus Gibbaranea Archer, 1951
                                                                                           095 Genus Glyptogona Simon, 1885
                                                                                           096 Genus Gnolus Simon, 1879
                                                                                           097 Genus Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997
                                                                                           098 Genus Herennia Thorell, 1877
                                                                                           099 Genus Heterognatha Nicolet, 1849 [monotypic]
                                                                                           100 Genus Hingstepeira Levi, 1995
                                                                                           101 Genus Hortophora Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
                                                                                           102 Genus Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
                                                                                           103 Genus Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 [monotypic]
                                                                                           104 Genus Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                           105 Genus Ideocaira Simon, 1903
                                                                                           106 Genus Indoetra Kuntner, 2006
                                                                                           107 Genus Isoxya Simon, 1885
                                                                                           108 Genus Kaira Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
                                                                                           109 Genus Kangaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2023
                                                                                           110 Genus Kapogea Levi, 1997
                                                                                           111 Genus Kilima Grasshoff, 1970
                                                                                           112 Genus Larinia Simon, 1874
                                                                                           113 Genus Lariniaria Grasshoff, 1970 [monotypic]
                                                                                           114 Genus Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934
                                                                                           115 Genus Lariniophora Framenau, 2011
                                                                                           116 Genus Leviana Framenau & Kuntner, 2022
                                                                                           117 Genus Leviaraneus Tanikawa & Petcharad, 2023
                                                                                           118 Genus Leviellus Wunderlich, 2004
                                                                                           119 Genus Lewisepeira Levi, 1993
                                                                                           120 Genus Lipocrea Thorell, 1878
                                                                                           121 Genus Macracantha Simon, 1864 [monotypic]
                                                                                           122 Genus Madacantha Emerit, 1970 [monotypic]
                                                                                           123 Genus Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970 [monotypic]
                                                                                           124 Genus Mangora Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
                                                                                           125 Genus Mangrovia Framenau & Castanheira, 2022
                                                                                           126 Genus Manogea Levi, 1997
                                                                                           127 Genus Mastophora Holmberg, 1876
                                                                                           128 Genus Mecynogea Simon, 1903
                                                                                           129 Genus Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968 [monotypic]
                                                                                           130 Genus Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                           131 Genus Metazygia Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
                                                                                           132 Genus Metepeira Pickard-Cambridge, 1903
                                                                                           133 Genus Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
                                                                                           134 Genus Micrepeira Schenkel, 1953
                                                                                           135 Genus Micropoltys Kulczyński, 1911 [monotypic]
                                                                                           136 Genus Milonia Thorell, 1890
                                                                                           137 Genus Molinaranea Mello-Leitão, 1940
                                                                                           138 Genus Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
                                                                                           139 Genus Nemosinga Caporiacco, 1947
                                                                                           140 Genus Nemospiza Simon, 1903 [monotypic]
                                                                                           141 Genus Neogea Levi, 1983
                                                                                           142 Genus Neoscona Simon, 1864
                                                                                           143 Genus Nephila Leach, 1815
                                                                                           144 Genus Nephilengys Koch, 1872
                                                                                           145 Genus Nephilingis Kuntner, 2013
                                                                                           146 Genus Nicolepeira Levi, 2001
                                                                                           147 Genus Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993 [monotypic]
                                                                                           148 Genus Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988 [monotypic]
                                                                                           149 Genus Nuctenea Simon, 1864
                                                                                           150 Genus Oarces Simon, 1879
                                                                                           151 Genus Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
                                                                                           152 Genus Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886
                                                                                           153 Genus Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1970
                                                                                           154 Genus Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867
                                                                                           155 Genus Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
                                                                                           156 Genus Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940
                                                                                           157 Genus Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitão, 1939
                                                                                           158 Genus Parawixia Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
                                                                                           159 Genus Parmatergus Emerit, 1994
                                                                                           160 Genus Pasilobus Simon, 1895
                                                                                           161 Genus Perilla Thorell, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                           162 Genus Pherenice Thorell, 1899 [monotypic]
                                                                                           163 Genus Phonognatha Simon, 1894
                                                                                           164 Genus Pitharatus Simon, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                           165 Genus Plebs Joseph & Framenau, 2012
                                                                                           166 Genus Poecilarcys Simon, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                           167 Genus Poecilopachys Simon, 1895
                                                                                           168 Genus Poltys Koch, 1843
                                                                                           169 Genus Popperaneus Cabra-García & Hormiga, 2020
                                                                                           170 Genus Porcataraneus Mi & Peng, 2011
                                                                                           171 Genus Pozonia Schenkel, 1953
                                                                                           172 Genus Prasonica Simon, 1895
                                                                                           173 Genus Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971
                                                                                           174 Genus Pronoides Schenkel, 1936
                                                                                           175 Genus Pronous Keyserling, 1881
                                                                                           176 Genus Pseudartonis Simon, 1903
                                                                                           177 Genus Pseudopsyllo Strand, 1916 [monotypic]
                                                                                           178 Genus Psyllo Thorell, 1899 [monotypic]
                                                                                           179 Genus Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1865
                                                                                           180 Genus Quokkaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2022
                                                                                           181 Genus Rubrepeira Levi, 1992 [monotypic]
                                                                                           182 Genus Salsa Framenau & Castanheira, 2022
                                                                                           183 Genus Scoloderus Simon, 1887
                                                                                           184 Genus Sedasta Simon, 1894 [monotypic]
                                                                                           185 Genus Singa Koch, 1836
                                                                                           186 Genus Singafrotypa Benoit, 1962
                                                                                           187 Genus Siwa Grasshoff, 1970
                                                                                           188 Genus Socca Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
                                                                                           189 Genus Spilasma Simon, 1897
                                                                                           190 Genus Spinepeira Levi, 1995 [monotypic]
                                                                                           191 Genus Spintharidius Simon, 1893
                                                                                           192 Genus Taczanowskia Keyserling, 1879
                                                                                           193 Genus Talthybia Thorell, 1898 [monotypic]
                                                                                           194 Genus Tatepeira Levi, 1995
                                                                                           195 Genus Telaprocera Harmer & Framenau, 2008
                                                                                           196 Genus Testudinaria Taczanowski, 1880
                                                                                           197 Genus Thelacantha van Hasselt, 1882 [monotypic]
                                                                                           198 Genus Thorellina Berg, 1899
                                                                                           199 Genus Togacantha Dahl, 1914 [monotypic]
                                                                                           200 Genus Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
                                                                                           201 Genus Umbonata Grasshoff, 1971 [monotypic]
                                                                                           202 Genus Ursa Simon, 1895
                                                                                           203 Genus Venomius Rossi, Castanheira, Baptista & Framenau, 2023
                                                                                           204 Genus Verrucosa McCook, 1888
                                                                                           205 Genus Wagneriana Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
                                                                                           206 Genus Witica Pickard-Cambridge, 1895
                                                                                           207 Genus Wixia Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 [monotypic]
                                                                                           208 Genus Xylethrus Simon, 1895
                                                                                           209 Genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 [monotypic]
                                                                                           210 Genus Zealaranea Court & Forster, 1988
                                                                                           211 Genus Zilla Koch, 1834
                                                                                           212 Genus Zygiella Pickard-Cambridge, 1902

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