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Name scientific

Araneidae

Preferred name

Araneidae

Taxonomy reference

Sirvid, P.J.; Zhang, Z-Q.; Harvey, M.S.; Rhode, B.E.; Cook, D.R.; Bartsch, I.; Staples, D.A. 6: Phylum ARTHROPODA Chelicerata: horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Checklist of New Zealand Chelicerata. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 2.

Nomenclature

Nomenclatural code

ICZN

Basionym

Araneidae

Taxonomic rank

family

Canonical form

Araneidae

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Araneidae

Subordinates

Acroaspis
Arachnura
Argiope
Backobourkia
Celaenia
Colaranea
Courtaraneus
Cryptaranea
Cyclosa
Eriophora
Gen. n.
Neoscona
Novakiella
Novaranea
Poecilopachys
Prasonica
Socca
Zealaranea
Zygiella

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

orb weavers
spiders

Language of use: Māori

pungawerewere

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Araneidae

Araneidae

Framenau, Volker W.; de S. Castanheira, Pedro; Vink, Cor J. (2022)

Araneidae

Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)

Araneidae

Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)

Araneidae

Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)

Araneidae

Araneidae

Sirvid, P.J.; Zhang, Z-Q. et al. Sirvid, P.J.; Zhang, Z-Q.; Harvey, M.S.; Rhode, B.E.; Cook, D.R.; Bartsch, I.; Staples, D.A.

Araneidae

Historic biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Metadata

Record id

c1f3c6cd-9d3a-4e4b-8914-002fba45f30e

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_NZAC

Date added

8 March 2011

Date last updated

16 November 2024

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