Mesothelae

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Translingual

Heptathela yanbaruensis ♀

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mesothelae

A taxonomic suborder within the order Araneae – certain spiders that retain ancestral characteristics, such as a segmented abdomen with spinnerets in the middle, and are found only in China, Japan and southeast Asia.

Usage notes

Thought to form the sister group to all other living spiders.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Liphistiidae (sole extant family)
- †Arthrolycosidae, †Arthromygalidae, †Burmathelidae, †Cretaceothelidae, †Eomesothelidae, †Parvithelidae, †Pyritaraneidae (extinct families)
- †Palaeothele (extinct genus, incertae sedis)

References

Mesothelae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mesothelae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Mesothelae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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