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Linyphia

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Description

Linyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker".

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyphia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2136574	https://www.gbif.org/species/2136574
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	133872	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=133872

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Linyphiidae : Linyphia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Chelicerata	Heymons 1901
-	Euchelicerata	Weygoldt and Paulus 1979
-	Prosomapoda	Lamsdell 2013
class	Xiphosura
order	Xiphosurida	Latreille 1802
-	Planaterga	Lamsdell 2013
-	Dekatriata	Lamsdell 2013
-	Sclerophorata	Kamenz et al. 2011
class	Arachnida	Lamarck 1801
-	Pantetrapulmonata	Shultz 2007
subclass	Tetrapulmonata	Schultz 1990
-	Serikodiastida	Garwood and Dunlop 2014
order	Araneae	Clerck 1757
suborder	Opisthothelae	Pocock 1892
infraorder	Araneomorphae	Smith 1902
-	Entelegynae	Simon 1893
superfamily	Araneoidea	Simon 1895
family	Linyphiidae	Blackwall 1859
genus	Linyphia	Latreille 1804

Scientific Name

Linyphia Latreille, 1804

Name Published In

Latreille, Pierre A. 1804. Tableau méthodique des Insectes. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Déterville, Paris. Vol. 24: 129–200.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Linyphia	genus	belongs to Theridides	stated with evidence	Scudder, 1890
Linyphia	genus	belongs to Linyphiidae	stated without evidence	Petrunkevitch, 1922
Linyphia	genus	belongs to Linyphiidae	stated with evidence	Dunlop et al., 2013

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (11%)

First Recorded Appearance

50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Arachnida)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arachnida)

Vision

limited (based on Xiphosurida)

Diet

carnivore (based on Xiphosura)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Arachnida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. I. Petrunkevitch. 1922. Tertiary Spiders and Opilionids of North America. Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 25:211-279

Common Name(s)

Echte Baldachinspinnen

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyphia

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Linyphia abrupta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia adstricta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia africaniba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia agilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia albipunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia alpicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia andraei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Linyphia armata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia bicuspis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia bifasciata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia bisignata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia byrami ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	50.3 Ma Eocene	50.3 Ma Eocene
Linyphia calcarifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia catalina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia chiapasia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia chiridota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia clara species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia confinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia consanguinea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia contortipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia coronaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia cylindrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia decorata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia delicatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia domestica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia duplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia eiseni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia emertoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia falculifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia ferentaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia florissanti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Linyphia frondosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia furcigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia furva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia groenlandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia horaea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia hortensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia hospita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia hui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia humilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia incerta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia karschi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia lambda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia lehmanni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia leucosternon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia limatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia limbata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia lineola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia linguatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia linzhiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia longiceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia longispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia ludibunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia lugubris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia lurida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia maculosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia maura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia melanoprocta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia menyuanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia mimonti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia monticolens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia multiguttata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nasata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia neophita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nepalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nicobarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nigella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nigrita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia nitens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia obesa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia obscurella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia octopunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia oligochronia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia orophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia pachygnathoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Linyphia peruana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia petrunkevitchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia phaeochorda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia phyllophora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia polita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia postica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia pratensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia pulchella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia punctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia quadrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia quievreuxi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Linyphia resupina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia retensa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Linyphia ripariola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia rita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia rottensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Linyphia rubella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia rubriceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia rustica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia sagana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia seclusa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Linyphia sikkimensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia simplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia sitaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia subluteae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tauphora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tenella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tenuipalpis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia textrix species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tigrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia triangularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia triangularoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia trifalcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tuasivia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia tubernaculofaciens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia ulicicolens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia urbasae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia virgata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia xilitla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linyphia yangmingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Theridium seclusum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Zinyphia Leach, 1814	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Linyphiidae : *Zinyphia*
Lenybia Berthold, 1827	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Linyphiidae : *Lenybia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1804	Linyphia Latreille
1890	Linyphia Scudder p. 75
1922	Linyphia Petrunkevitch
2013	Linyphia Dunlop et al. p. 157
2017	Linyphia Wheeler et al.

References

Petrunkevitch A. I. (1922) Tertiary Spiders and Opilionids of North America, Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 25, 211-279

Scudder S. H. The Tertiary Insects of North America, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII, 1-734

Dunlop J. A., Penney D., et al (2013) A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives, The World Spider Catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History

Wheeler W. C., Coddington J. A., et al (2017) The spider tree of life: phylogeny of Araneae based on target-gene analyses from an extensive taxon sampling, Cladistics 33, 574-616

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per included species - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Kronestedt, T. (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden. Preliminary version February 2001. Department of Entomology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm. http://www2.nrm.se/en/spindlar.html - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

N. Dict. H. N., 24, Tabl. méth. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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