Cladogram
Araneae (spiders): 100 familiesOpisthothelae (6 spinnerets): 99 familiesAraneomorphae (anterior spinnerets replaced by colulus/cribellum; chelicerae diaxial; neocribellate): 84 familiesNeocribellate (): 83 familiesAraneoclada (): 81 familiesEntelegynae (labium and sternum separated; fertilization ducts): 65 familiesCanoe tapetum clade (tapetum of secondary eyes canoe-shaped): 52 familiesOrbiculariae (orb web builders): 15 families[unnamed] (others...): 37 families