Sclerosomatidae

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Sclerosomatidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–present
Hadrobunus grandis
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Sclerosomatidae

Simon, 1879
Subfamilies

Gagrellinae (117 genera)
Gyantinae (8 genera)
Leiobuninae (13 genera)
Sclerosomatinae (10 genera)

Diversity
4 subfamilies, c. 150 genera

The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species.[1]

Name

The name is combined from Ancient Greek skleros "hard" and soma "body".[2]

Genera

  • Gagrellinae Thorell, 1889
  • Gyantinae Silhavý, 1946
  • Leiobuninae Banks, 1893
  • Sclerosomatinae Simon, 1879

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sclerosomatidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 13 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
  2. ^ Tourinho, Ana Lúcia (2007): Sclerosomatidae. Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 127ff

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