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Buthoidea

Arachnida - Scorpiones

Taxonomy
Buthoidea was named by Koch (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Buthoidea Koch
2013Buthoidea Dunlop et al. p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderOrthosternina()
superfamilyButhoideaKoch 1837
superfamilyButhoideaKoch 1837

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.

Superfm. Buthoidea Koch 1837
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Fm. Ananteridae Pocock 1900
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G. †Archaeoananteroides Lourenço 2016
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Archaeoananteroides carusoi Lourenço 2025
Fm. †Archaeobuthidae Lourenço 2001
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G. †Archaeobuthus Lourenço 2001
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Archaeobuthus estephani Lourenço 2001
Fm. Buthidae Koch 1837
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G. Centruroides Marx 1890
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Centruroides nitidus Thorell 1876
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Invalid names: Centruroides beynai Schawaller 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Centrurus Ehrenberg 1829 [replaced]
G. †Cretaceousbuthus Lourenço 2022
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Cretaceousbuthus fraaijeorum Lourenço 2022
Cretaceousbuthus petersi Lourenço 2023
G. Microcharmus Lourenco 1995
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Microcharmus henderickxi Lourenço 2009
G. Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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Microtityus ambarensis Schawaller 1982
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. †Palaeospinobuthus Lourenço et al. 2005
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Palaeospinobuthus cenozoicus Lourenço et al. 2005
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
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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]
G. †Uintascorpio Perry 1995
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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 ohlhoffi Lourenço 2015
G. †Paranotaburmesebuthus Lourenço 2024
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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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available