Spiders

Chelicerata

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Chelicerata (Spiders) is a subphylum of arthropods. There are 75034 species of Spiders, in 7868 genera and 903 families. This subphylum has been around since the phanerozoic eon. It includes groups like Sea Scorpions, Sea Spiders, and Arachnids.

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EOL has data for 11 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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phanerozoic eon
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Phanerozoic
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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4425
skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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ocelli
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001758
- Definition: small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens
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Spider Habitats

The environments in which many spiders species are known to live. Select an environment to see its spiders species checklist.

spiders Habitats

The environments in which many spiders species are known to live. Select an environment to see its spiders species checklist.

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