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Scorpiones (scorpion)
Taxonomy
Scorpiones was named by Latreille (1817). It is extant.
It was reranked as the class Scorpionida by Jeram (1994); it was corrected as Scorpionida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Jeram (1994); to Arachnida by Fritsch (1904), Sepkoski (2002); and to Stomothecata by Shultz (2007).
It was reranked as the class Scorpionida by Jeram (1994); it was corrected as Scorpionida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Jeram (1994); to Arachnida by Fritsch (1904), Sepkoski (2002); and to Stomothecata by Shultz (2007).
Subtaxa
Allopalaeophonoidea, Archaeoctonoidea, Bilobosternina, Branchioscorpionina, Brontoscorpio, Eramoscorpius, Gondwanascorpio, Gymnoscorpius, Holosternina, Hubeiscorpio, Liassoscorpionidae, Liassoscorpionides, Lobosternina, Meristosternina, Mesoscorpionina, Orthosternina, Palaeomachus, Palaeophonus lightbodyi, Palaeotrilineatidae, Permomatveevia, Proscorpiidae (syn. Labriscorpionidae, Hydroscorpionidae, Archaeoctonidae, Waeringoscorpionidae, Stoermeroscorpioniidae), Titanoscorpio, Wattisonia
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1817 | Scorpiones Latreille |
1904 | Scorpiones Fritsch p. 63 |
1949 | Archaeoctonoidea Petrunkevitch |
1954 | Palaeophonus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering p. 485 fig. 1 |
1986 | Branchioscorpionina Kjellesvig-Waering p. 38 |
1986 | Allopalaeophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 56 |
1986 | Archaeoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 66 |
1986 | Liassoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 90 |
1994 | Archaeoctonoidea Jeram p. 287 |
1994 | Scorpionida Jeram p. 287 |
2002 | Scorpionida Sepkoski |
2007 | Scorpiones Shultz |
2013 | Allopalaeophonoidea Dunlop et al. p. 30 |
2013 | Palaeophonus lightbodyi Dunlop et al. p. 35 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Scorpiones Latreille 1817 [scorpion]
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Subor. †Bilobosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Branchioscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Branchioscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Dolichophoniidae Petrunkevitch 1953
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Invalid names: Dolichophonidae Petrunkevitch 1953 [empty]
Subor. †Holosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Acanthoscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Acanthoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Stenoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Stenoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Stenoscorpio gracilis Wills 1910
†Stenoscorpio pseudogracilis Wills 1947
Superfm. †Eoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Allobuthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Anthracoscorpionidae Fritsch 1904
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G. †Anthracoscorpio Kušta 1889
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†Anthracoscorpio dunlopi Pocock 1911
†Anthracoscorpio juvenis Kušta 1889
Fm. †Buthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Eoctonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Garnettiidae Dubinin 1962
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Superfm. †Gigantoscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Gigantoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Petaloscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Superfm. †Mesophonoidea Wills 1910
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Fm. †Centromachidae Petrunkevitch 1953
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G. †Acanthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Acanthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Anthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Anthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Opsieobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Opsieobuthus pottsvillensis Moore 1923
†Opsieobuthus tungeri Dunlop et al. 2016
Invalid names: Anthracochaerilidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Phoxiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Fm. †Gallioscorpionidae Lourenço and Gall 2004
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Fm. †Heloscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Mazoniidae Petrunkevitch 1913
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G. †Mazonia Meek and Worthen 1868
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†Mazonia acadica Scudder 1895
†Mazonia wardingleyi Woodward 1907
†Mazonia woodiana Meek and Worthen 1868
Fm. †Willsiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Spongiophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Praearcturidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Spongiophonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Stoermeroscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup]
Subor. †Lobosternina Pocock 1911
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Superfm. †Isobuthoidea Petrunkevitch 1913
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Fm. †Eobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Eobuthus Fritsch 1904
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†Eobuthus cordai Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Eobuthus holti Pocock 1911
†Eobuthus rakovnicensis Fritsch 1904
Fm. †Eoscorpiidae Scudder 1884
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G. †Eoscorpius Meek and Worthen 1868
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†Eoscorpius bornaensis Sterzel 1918
†Eoscorpius carbonarius Meek and Worthen 1868
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Invalid names: Eoscorpius granulosus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Eoscorpius typicus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Palaeopisthacanthus mazonensis Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Trigonoscorpio americanus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym]
†Eoscorpius casei Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Eoscorpius distinctus Petrunkevitch 1949
†Eoscorpius mucronatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Europhthalmus longimanus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
†Eoscorpius primaevus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Eoscorpius pulcher Petrunkevitch 1949
†Eoscorpius sparthensis Baldwin and Sutcliffe 1904
Invalid names: Alloscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Europhthalmus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Lichnophthalmus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Trigonoscorpio Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Typhloscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Fm. †Isobuthidae Petrunkevitch 1913
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G. †Isobuthus Fritsch 1904
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†Isobuthus kralupensis Thorell and Lindström 1885
†Isobuthus nyranensis Fritsch 1904
†Isobuthus pottsvillensis Moore 1923
Fm. †Kronoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Pareobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Loboarchaeoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Loboarchaeoctonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Loboarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Loboarchaeoctonus squamosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Waterstoniidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Waterstonia Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Waterstonia aidriensis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Waterstonia brachistodactyla Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Superfm. †Paraisobuthoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Paraisobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Paraisobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Paraisobuthus duobicarinatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Paraisobuthus frici Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Paraisobuthus prantli Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Paraisobuthus virginiae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Scoloposcorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Telmatoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Opsieobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty]
Superfm. †Pseudobuthiscorpioidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Pseudobuthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty]
Invalid names: Anthracochaeriloidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty], Palaeophonoidea Thorell and Lindstroem 1884 [empty]
Subor. †Meristosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Cyclophthalmoidea Thorell and Lindstroem 1885
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Fm. †Cyclophthalmidae Thorell and Lindström 1885
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G. †Cyclophthalmus Corda 1835
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†Cyclophthalmus euglyptus Peach 1883
†Cyclophthalmus robustus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
†Cyclophthalmus senior Corda 1835
†Cyclophthalmus sibiricus Novojilov and Størmer 1963
Fm. †Microlabiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Palaeobuthoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Palaeobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Palaeobuthus Petrunkevitch 1913
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†Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Invalid names: Mazoniscorpio mazonensis Wills 1960 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mazoniscorpio Wills 1960 [synonym]
Subor. Orthosternina Pocock 1911
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Superfm. Buthoidea Koch 1837
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Fm. Ananteridae Pocock 1900
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Fm. †Archaeobuthidae Lourenço 2001
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Fm. Buthidae Koch 1837
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G. †Cretaceousbuthus Lourenço 2022
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†Cretaceousbuthus fraaijeorum Lourenço 2022
†Cretaceousbuthus petersi Lourenço 2023
G. †Palaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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†Palaeoakentrobuthus knodeli Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. †Palaeoananteris Lourenço and Weitschat 2001
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†Palaeoananteris ribnitiodamgartensis Lourenço and Weitschat 2001
†Palaeoananteris ukrainensis Lourenço and Weitschat 2009
†Palaeoananteris wunderlichi Lourenço 2004
G. †Palaeogrosphus Lourenço 2000
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†Palaeogrosphus copalensis Lourenço 1996
†Palaeogrosphus jacquesi Lourenço and Henderickx 2012
G. †Palaeoisometrus Lourenço and Weitschat 2005
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†Palaeoisometrus elegans Lourenço and Weitschat 2005
G. †Palaeolychas Lourenço and Weitschat 1996
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†Palaeolychas balticus Lourenço and Weitschat 1996
†Palaeolychas weitschati Lourenço 2012
G. †Palaeoprotobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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†Palaeoprotobuthus pusillus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. †Palaeotityobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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†Palaeotityobuthus longiaculeus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. Tityus Koch 1836
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Subg. Tityus (Brazilotityus) Lourenco 2006
†Tityus apozonalli Riquelme et al. 2015
†Tityus geratus Santiago-Blay and Poinar 1988
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Invalid names: Tityus (Brazilotityus) hartkorni Lourenço 2009 [synonym], Tityus azari Lourenço 2013 [synonym]
Invalid names: Microcharmidae Lourenco 1996 [synonym], Scorpio schweiggeri Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Tityus eogenus Menge 1869 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço 2015
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G. †Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço 2015
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†Betaburmesebuthus bellus Lourenço 2016
†Betaburmesebuthus fleissneri Lourenço and Velten 2016
†Betaburmesebuthus fuscus Xuan et al. 2023
†Betaburmesebuthus joergi Lourenço and Rossi 2017
†Betaburmesebuthus knodelorum Lourenço 2021
†Betaburmesebuthus kobberti Lourenço 2015
†Betaburmesebuthus larafleissnerae Lourenço and Velten 2016
†Betaburmesebuthus muelleri Lourenço 2015
†Betaburmesebuthus pohli Lourenço and Velten 2017
†Betaburmesebuthus spinipedis Xuan et al. 2022
†Betaburmesebuthus villosus Xuan et al. 2023
Invalid names: Spinoburmesebuthus Lourenço and Velten 2017 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoburmesebuthus Lourenço 2002
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†Palaeoburmesebuthus grimaldii Lourenço 2002
†Palaeoburmesebuthus ohlhoffi Lourenço 2015
Fm. †Protobuthidae Lourenço and Gall 2004
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G. †Protobuthus Lourenço and Gall 2004
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†Protobuthus elegans Lourenço and Gall 2004
†Protobuthus ziliolii Viaretti et al. 2023
Superfm. Chactoidea Pocock 1893
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Fm. Chactidae Pocock 1893
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Fm. Euscorpiidae Laurie 1896
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Fm. †Palaeoeuscorpiidae Lourenço 2003
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Subfm. †Archaeoscorpiopinae Lourenço 2015
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G. †Archaeoscorpiops Lourenço 2015
G. †Burmesescorpiops Lourenço 2016
Fm. †Protochactidae Lourenço et al. 2022
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Superfm. Chaeriloidea Pocock 1893
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Fm. Chaerilidae Pocock 1893
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G. Chaerilus Simon 1877
Subfm. †Electrochaerilinae Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
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G. †Electrochaerilus Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Superfm. Scorpionoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
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†Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
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Invalid names: Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Buthiscorpius major Wills 1960 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Fm. †Palaeopisthacanthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Palaeopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1913
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†Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti Petrunkevitch 1913
†Palaeopisthacanthus vogelandurdeni Jeram 1994
Fm. †Protoischnuridae de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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G. †Cretaceoushormiops Lourenço 2018
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†Cretaceoushormiops elegans Xuan et al. 2024
†Cretaceoushormiops staxi Lourenço 2022
G. †Protoischnurus de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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†Protoischnurus axelrodorum de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
Fm. †Palaeotrilineatidae Lourenço 2012
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Fm. †Proscorpiidae Scudder 1885
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G. †Proscorpius
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†Proscorpius osborni Whitfield 1885
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Invalid names: Archaeophonus eurypteroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpio delicatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeophonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Pseudoarchaeoctonus denticulatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Waeringoscorpio Størmer 1970
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†Labriscorpio alliedensis Leary 1980
†Waeringoscorpio hefteri Størmer 1970
†Waeringoscorpio westerwaldensis Poschmann et al. 2008
Invalid names: Archaeoctonidae Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Hydroscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Labriscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpioniidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Waeringoscorpionidae Størmer 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Allopalaeophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Archaeoctonoidea Petrunkevitch 1949 [invalid subgroup], Branchioscorpionina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Liassoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Mesoscorpionina Stockwell 1989 [empty], Palaeophonus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering 1954 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available