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Ray spider

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Symphytognathidae, Titanoecidae, Senoculidae, Synotaxidae, Cithaeronidae

The ray spiders (family Theridiosomatidae) are spiders most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. As of October 2015, the family consisted of 106 species in 18 genera.

Genera

As of October 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepts 18 genera:

References

Ray spider Wikipedia