Theraphosoidea

Theraphosoidea

young Avicularia metallica, Theraphosidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Superfamily:	Theraphosoidea
Families
Theraphosidae Paratropididae
Diversity
2 families, 905 species

The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders. They contain two families of spiders:

Theraphosidae, the true tarantulas
Paratropididae, the bald-legged spiders.

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae

Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

Suborder Opisthothelae

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List of families of spiders
Spider taxonomy
List of spider common names
Bold are families with more than 1000 species

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