Araneomorphae

Araneomorph spiders; Temporal range:
	Nephila inaurata (Nephilidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Subdivisions
	Filistatidae; Hypochilidae; Synspermiata (17 families); Leptonetidae; Austrochiloidea (2 families); Palpimanoidea (5 families); Entelegynae (68 families);
Diversity
	95 families

The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority (about 93%) of living spiders.

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