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Orthosternina
Taxonomy
Orthosterni was named by Pocock (1911). It is extant.
It was corrected as Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); it was reranked as the suborder Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Neoscorpionina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986), Jeram (1994); and to Scorpiones by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was corrected as Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); it was reranked as the suborder Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Neoscorpionina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986), Jeram (1994); and to Scorpiones by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Orthosterni Pocock p. 10 |
| 1986 | Orthosternina Kjellesvig-Waering p. 231 |
| 1994 | Orthosterni Jeram p. 297 |
| 2013 | Orthosternina 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.
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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†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. †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
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†Electrochaerilus buckleyi Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Unr. Pseudochactida Soleglad and Fet 2003
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Superfm. Pseudochactoidea Gromov 1998
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Fm. Pseudochactidae Gromov 1998
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Subfm. †Chaerilobuthinae Lourenço and Beigel 2011
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G. †Chaerilobuthus Lourenço and Beigel 2011
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Invalid names: Chaeriloiurus Lourenço 2020 [synonym], Serratochaerilobuthus Lourenço 2024 [synonym]
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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available