Rilaena triangularis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rilaena triangularis lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rilaena triangularis
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Opiliones
Family	Phalangiidae

Where does the rilaena triangularis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rilaena triangularis in 17 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the rilaena triangularis?

The rilaena triangularis (Rilaena triangularis) is an arachnid in the order Opiliones and the family Phalangiidae, genus Rilaena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rilaena triangularis

Rilaena triangularis is a species of the harvestman family Phalangiidae. Previously it has been considered to be in the genus and subgenus Platybunus (Paraplatybunus) Dumitrescu, 1970, in the subfamily Platybuninae. Caution is needed with the name "Paraplatybunus". Although claimed as a potential genus in many online sources, the generic rank does not appear to have any foundation in the underlying academic literature, but instead was only published as a subgenus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rilaena triangularis (revision 1374484069), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4402126 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).