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Theraphosoidea

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Theraphosoidea
young Avicularia metallica, Theraphosidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Superfamily: Theraphosoidea
Families

Theraphosidae
Paratropididae

Diversity
2 families, 905 species

The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders.[1] They contain two families of spiders:

References

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  1. ^ Raven, Robert J. (1985). The Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and Systematics. American Museum of Natural History. p. 23.