Heptathelinae
| Heptathelinae | |
|---|---|
| Heptathela kimurai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mesothelae |
| Family: | Liphistiidae |
| Subfamily: | Heptathelinae Kishida, 1923 |
| Genera | |
Heptathelinae is a subfamily of spiders in the family Liphistiidae, the only extant family in the suborder Mesothelae. It has been treated as the separate family Heptathelidae. As of November 2025, merging Heptathelidae into Liphistiidae is accepted by the World Spider Catalog. The suborder Mesothelae contains the most basal living spiders.