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Araneidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Arachnida
order
Araneae
family
Araneidae

Name

Synonyms
Argiopidae
Epeiridae
Nephilidae
Homonyms
Araneidae
Common names
Hjulspindere in Danish
Orb-Weaving Spider in English
Orb-Weaving Spider in English
Orbweavers in English
Orbweavers in English
kruisspinachtigen in Dutch
orb weavers in language.
orb-weaving spider in English
orbweavers in English
Orb-Weavers in English
Orb-Weavers in English
hjulspindlar in Swedish
hjulspinnere in Norwegian Bokmål
orb-weavers in English
Indet. Spider in English
Indet. Spider in English
Indet. Spider in English
hjulvevere in Norwegian Bokmål

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al., 2003: null. Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition. 42.
  4. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  5. International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (2016-05-09 22:00:00) OPINION 2224 (Case 3371) ARANEIDAE Clerck, 1758, Araneus Clerck, 1758 and Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Arachnida, Araneae): proposed conservation.
  6. International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (2016-05-09 22:00:00) OPINION 2224 (Case 3371) ARANEIDAE Clerck, 1758, Araneus Clerck, 1758 and Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Arachnida, Araneae): proposed conservation.
  7. Keyserling, Eugen G (1893) Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae
  8. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
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