| Spilosynema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Spilosynema Tang & Li, 2010 [1] [2] |
| Type species | |
| Spilosynema ansatum Tang & Li, 2010 | |
| Species [1] | |
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