Mesothelae
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Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]Thought to form the sister group to all other living spiders.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae - order
Hyponyms
[edit]- (suborder): Liphistiidae (sole extant family)
- †Arthrolycosidae, †Arthromygalidae, †Burmathelidae, †Cretaceothelidae, †Eomesothelidae, †Parvithelidae, †Pyritaraneidae (extinct families)
- †Palaeothele (extinct genus, incertae sedis)
References
[edit]Mesothelae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mesothelae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Mesothelae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons