Mecysmaucheniidae

Mecysmaucheniidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Zearchaea clypeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Palpimanoidea
Family: Mecysmaucheniidae
Simon, 1895
Diversity[1]
7 genera, 25 species

Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2] Most genera occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.