Austrochiloidea
Encyclopedia
The Austrochiloidea are a superfamily
of araneomorph
spiders. They contain two families
of eight-eyed spiders:
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of araneomorph
Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae are a suborder of spiders. They are distinguished by having fangs that oppose each other and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae , which have fangs that are nearly parallel in alignment.- Distinguishing characteristics :Note the difference in the...
spiders. They contain two families
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of eight-eyed spiders:
- AustrochilidaeAustrochilidaeThe Austrochilidae are a small spider family with nine species in three genera.Two genera are endemic to the Andean forests of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina, the third is endemic to Tasmania.-Species:...
- GradungulidaeGradungulidaeThe Gradungulidae are a small spider family of Australia and New Zealand with 16 species in seven genera. They are medium to large three-clawed haplogyne spiders with two pairs of book-lungs ....