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Centruroides

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Buthidae

Taxonomy
Centruroides was named by Marx (1890). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Centrurus Ehrenberg
1890Centruroides Marx
2013Centruroides Dunlop et al. p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderOrthosternina()
superfamilyButhoideaKoch 1837
familyButhidaeKoch 1837
genusCentruroidesMarx 1890

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico C. sp. (153609)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic C. beynai (122474)