Cladogram
Araneae (spiders): 100 familiesOpisthothelae (6 spinnerets): 99 familiesAraneomorphae (anterior spinnerets replaced by colulus/cribellum; chelicerae diaxial; neocribellate): 84 familiesNeocribellate (): 83 familiesAraneoclada (): 81 familiesHaplogynae (): 16 familiesEntelegynae (labium and sternum separated; fertilization ducts): 65 families