Ceratolasmatidae
| Ceratolasmatidae | |
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| Acuclavella shoshone | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Dyspnoi |
| Superfamily: | Ischyropsalidoidea |
| Family: |
Ceratolasmatidae Shear, 1986 |
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| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |
The Ceratolasmatidae are a family of harvestmen with eleven described species.
The monophyly of this family is questionable; it is composed of three possibly monophyletic groups:
The family is restricted to North America, from California to British Columbia. Crosbycus is also found in Eastern Asia.
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek keras "horn" and the ending -lasma, referring to the similarity of genera such as Ortholasma and Dendrolasma (Nemastomatidae).
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