Webspinners

Embioptera

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Webspinners is a group of insects. There are 415 species of webspinners, in 97 genera and 16 families. This group has been around since the Lopingian Epoch. Embioptera (webspinners) includes groups like Teratembiidae, Alexarasniidae, and Embonychidae.

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EOL has data for 7 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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259.9 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: Organisms that move habitually, of their own volition.
- Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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23
skeleton contains
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000106
- Definition: The composition of a skeletal tissue.
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chitin
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029
- Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of webspinners

webspinners Habitats

The environments in which many webspinners species are known to live. Select an environment to see its webspinners species checklist.

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webspinners Habitats

The environments in which many webspinners species are known to live. Select an environment to see its webspinners species checklist.

webspinners includes 17 children: