Phalangodoidea
| Phalangodoidea | |
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| 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.
Families
- Oncopodidae Thorell, 1876 (c. 70 species)
- Phalangodidae Simon, 1879 (c. 100 species)
- Pyramidopidae Starega (c. 50 species)
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