Synaphridae
| Synaphridae Temporal range:
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| Global distribution of Synaphridae, excluding Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 |
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| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 13 species | |
Synaphridae is a family of spiders with thirteen described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of Anapidae,[1] but it has since been raised to family status.[2]
Genera
[edit]As of April 2019[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[3]
- Africepheia Miller, 2007 — Madagascar
- Cepheia Simon, 1894 — Southern Europe
- Synaphris Simon, 1894 — Croatia, Asia, Madagascar
See also
[edit]References
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Wikispecies has information related to Synaphridae.
- ^ Wunderlich, J. (1986), Spinnenfauna gestern und heute: Fossile Spinnen in Bernstein und ihre heute lebenden Verwandten (in German), Quelle & Meyer
- ^ Maruski, Y.M.; Lehtinen, P.T. (2003). "Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 (Aranei: Araneoidea), a new family status, with a description of a new species from Turkmenistan". Arthropoda Selecta. 11: 143–152.
- ^ "Family: Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.