Phalangodoidea

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Phalangodoidea
Bishopella laciniosa (Phalangodidae)
Bishopella laciniosa (Phalangodidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Phalangodoidea
Families

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Phalangodoidea is a superfamily of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with three recognized families and 220 species. It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangioidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the infraorder Eupnoi.

[edit] Families

  • Oncopodidae Thorell, 1876 (c. 70 species)
  • Phalangodidae Simon, 1879 (c. 100 species)
  • Pyramidopidae Starega (c. 50 species)
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