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Phalangodoidea

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

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Phalangodoidea
Bishopella laciniosa (Phalangodidae)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Phalangodoidea
Families

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The Phalangodoidea are a superfamily of the harvestman arachnids in infraorder Grassatores1 with three recognized families and 220 species. It is not to be confused with the similarly spelled subfamily Phalangioidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Eupnoi.

Families

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

References

  1. Beron, P. (28 July 2018). "Systems of Arachnida". Zoogeography of Arachnida. Springer. Retrieved 5 November 2025.