Fornicephalae
| Fornicephalae | |
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| Infraorder: | Fornicephalae
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| 8 families, 723 species | |
The Fornicephalae are an infraorder of mygalomorph spiders, consisting of eight families with ca. 70 genera and 700 species.
- Atypoidea (Antrodiaetidae and Atypidae)
- Cyrtauchenioidea
- Idiopoidea
- Migoidea (Actinopodidae and Migidae)
They are opposed to the Tuberculotae, which make up the rest of the Mygalomorphae.
However, according to (Goloboff, 1993), neither group appears to be monophyletic.
References
- Coddington, J.A. & Levi, H.W. (1991). Systematics and Evolution of Spiders (Araneae). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 22:565–592. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.22.110191.003025
- Goloboff, P.A. (1993). A Reanalysis of Mygalomorph Spider Families (Araneae). American Museum Novitates 3056. PDF