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Scorpionoidea
Taxonomy
Scorpionoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Euscorpionina by Hong (1983); to Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Euscorpionina by Hong (1983); to Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Scorpionoidea Latreille p. 46 |
| 1983 | Scorpionoidea Hong p. 19 |
| 1986 | Scorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 232 |
| 2013 | Scorpionoidea 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.
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