Heptathelidae

Heptathelidae
Heptathela kimurai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Heptathelidae
Kishida, 1923[1]
Genera

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Heptathelidae is a family of spiders.[1] It has been sunk within the family Liphistiidae as the subfamily Heptathelinae,[2] but as of April 2024 was accepted by the World Spider Catalog.[1] It is placed in suborder Mesothelae, which contains the most basal living spiders.

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