Sclerosomatidae

Sclerosomatidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–present
Hadrobunus grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Eupnoi
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Sclerosomatidae
Simon, 1879
Subfamilies

Gagrellinae (117 genera)
Gyantinae (3 genera)
Leiobuninae (13 genera)
Sclerosomatinae (10 genera)

Diversity
4 subfamilies, c. 150 genera

The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species.[1] One former subfamily has been recently removed to form a new family, Globipedidae.[2]

  1. ^ Sclerosomatidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 13 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
  2. ^ Kury, A.B. & J.C. Cokendolpher (2020) Chapter 9. A new family from the New World (Eupnoi: Phalangioidea). In: WCO-Lite: online world catalogue of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Version 1.0 — Checklist of all valid nomina in Opiliones with authors and dates of publication up to 2018 (Kury et al., ed.): 52-54.