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Infraorder Mygalomorphae - Mygalomorphs

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Numbers
over 2,500 spp. in 280 genera placed in 15 families worldwide(1)

8 mygalomorph families found in US + Canada
Identification
Distinguished from almost all North American araneomorphs by two pairs of booklungs (visible as "white patches" on ventral side of abdomen in live specimens).


Fangs and chelicerae are parallel to the body axis.

In North America, the only mygalomorphs that have claw tufts are the tarantulas (family Theraphosidae).
Remarks
Includes the tarantulas, represented by members of Family Theraphosidae. Other familiar members include the trapdoor spiders and purseweb spiders.
Print References
Bond et al 2012 A Reconsideration of the Classification of the Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) Based on Three Nuclear Genes and Morphology (online PDF)
Works Cited
1.Mygalomorphae Phylogeny & Evolution, by M.C. Hedin and J.E. Bond
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 29 March, 2006 - 11:58pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, v belov, mhedin, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 29 September, 2017 - 6:29am

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