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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Mygalomorphae
Superfamilia: Atypoidea

Familia: Antrodiaetidae
Genera: AliatypusAntrodiaetus
Name

Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940
References

Coyle, F. A. 1971. Systematics and natural history of the mygalomorph spider genus Antrodiaetus and related genera (Araneae: Antrodiaetidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 141: 269–402.

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The World Spider Catalog, Version 15.5

Vernacular names
English: Folding Trapdoor Spider
日本語: カネコトタテグモ科
русский: Пауки люковые складчатые

Antrodiaetidae, also known as folding trapdoor spiders or folding-door spiders, is a small spider family related to atypical tarantulas. They are found almost exclusively in the western and midwestern United States, from California to Washington and east to the Appalachian mountains.[1] Exceptions include Antrodiaetus roretzi and Antrodiaetus yesoensis, which are endemic to Japan and are considered relict species. It is likely that two separate vicariance events led to the evolution of these two species.[2]
Genera

As of July 2020, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[1]

Aliatypus Smith, 1908 — United States
Antrodiaetus Ausserer, 1871 — United States, Japan
Atypoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883 — United States
Hexura Simon, 1884 — United States

Name

The name “folding-door” describes how they open or close the entrance to their burrow; they unfold or fold the door.
See also

List of Antrodiaetidae species

References

"Family: Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

Miller, J.A; Coyle, F.A. (1996). "Cladistic analysis of the Atypoides plus Antrodiaetus lineage of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Antrodiaetidae)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 24 (3): 201–213.

Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2005). Two sympatric species of Antrodiaetus from southwestern North Carolina (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae). Zootaxa 872:1-19. PDF (A. unicolor, A. microunicolor)

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