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    The family Cyrtaucheniidae, known as wafer-lid trapdoor spiders, are a widespread family of Mygalomorphae spiders. Wafer-lid spiders are generally large...
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    et al. (2020) The generic composition of the families Ctenizidae, Cyrtaucheniidae, Dipluridae, and Nemesiidae were relimited. Five subfamilies were raised...
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  • of 'cork-lid trapdoor spiders' in tropical and subtropical regions Cyrtaucheniidae, a family of 'wafer-lid trapdoor spiders, with wide distribution except...
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    species, such as those of the families Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, and Cyrtaucheniidae, and some species in the Idiopidae and Nemesiidae. The name comes from...
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    Europe and the Mediterranean. It was formerly placed in the family Cyrtaucheniidae. As of April 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following...
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    The Euctenizidae (formerly Cyrtaucheniidae subfamily Euctenizinae) are a family of mygalomorph spiders. They are now considered to be more closely related...
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    can be closed off by secondary trap doors, a unique feature among Cyrtaucheniidae. While the related Promyrmekiaphila and Aptostichus also build side...
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    of the Trapdoor Spider Genus Myrmekiaphila (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3596): 1–30. doi:10...
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    and considered a junior synonym of Aporoptychinae Simon, 1889 (now Cyrtaucheniidae) by Raven in 1985. In 2022, Rhythidicolidae was elevated to family...
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    (brushed trapdoor spiders) Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders) Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders) Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas) Euctenizidae...
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