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Falcileptoneta caeca Yaginuma, 1972

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Falcileptoneta caeca Yaginuma, 1972
Name authority
Yaginuma, 1972
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Leptonetidae
Genus
Falcileptoneta
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. orderAraneae
  7. familyLeptonetidae Simon, 1890
  8. genusFalcileptoneta Komatsu, 1970
  9. speciesFalcileptoneta caeca Yaginuma, 1972

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Falcileptoneta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Falcileptoneta aichiensis Irie & Ono, 2007LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta asuwana (Nishikawa, 1981)LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta chiakensis Seo, 2015LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta gotoensis Irie & Ono, 2005LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta inabensis (Nishikawa, 1982)LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta inagakii Irie & Ono, 2011LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta japonica (Simon, 1893)LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta ogatai Irie & Ono, 2007LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Falcileptoneta satsumaensis Irie & Ono, 2005LeptonetidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Japan

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Yaginuma, T. (1972e). The fauna of the lava caves around Mt. Fuji-san IX. Araneae (Arachnida). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 15: 267-334. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DTD8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.