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Thelyphonida (whip scorpion)

Arachnida - Thelyphonida

Taxonomy
Thelyphonida was named by Latreille (1804). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arachnida by Brauckmann et al. (2003) and Selden et al. (2014); and to Pedipalpi by Garwood and Dunlop (2014) and Clouse et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Burmathelyphonia, Parageralinura, Proschizomus, Schizomida, Thelyphonidae, Uropygi
Sister taxa
Schizomida, Uropygi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Thelyphonida Latreille
2003Thelyphonida Brauckmann et al. p. 52
2014Thelyphonida Garwood and Dunlop p. 23
2014Thelyphonida Selden et al.
2017Thelyphonida Clouse et al.

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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
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Schizotarsata
—PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderThelyphonidaLatreille 1804
orderThelyphonidaLatreille 1804

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. Thelyphonida Latreille 1804 [whip scorpion]
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G. †Burmathelyphonia Wunderlich 2015
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†Burmathelyphonia prima Wunderlich 2015
G. †Parageralinura Tetlie and Dunlop 2008
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†Parageralinura marsiglioi Selden et al. 2016
†Parageralinura naufraga Brauckmann and Koch 1983
†Parageralinura neerlandica Laurentiaux-Viera and Laurentiaux 1961
G. †Proschizomus Dunlop and Horrocks 1996
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†Proschizomus petrunkevitchi Dunlop and Horrocks 1996
Or. Schizomida Petrunkevitch 1945 [short-tailed whip-scorpion]
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Fm. †Calcitronidae Petrunkevitch 1945
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G. †Calcitro Petrunkevitch 1945
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†Calcitro fisheri Petrunkevitch 1945
†Calcitro oplonis Lin 1988
Fm. Hubbardiidae Cook 1899
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G. Antillostenochrus Armas and Teruel 2002
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†Antillostenochrus pseudoannulatus Krüger and Dunlop 2010
G. †Calcoschizomus Pierce 1951
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Subfm. Hubbardiinae Cook 1899
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G. †Mesozomus Müller et al. 2019
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†Mesozomus groehni Müller et al. 2019
G. Mayazomus Reddell and Cokendolpher 1995
G. Rowlandius Reddell and Cockendolpher 1995
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†Rowlandius velteni Krüger and Dunlop 2010
G. Stenochrus Chamberlin 1922
Fm. Protoschizomidae Rowland 1975
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G. †Onychothelyphonus Pierce 1950
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Fm. Thelyphonidae Lucas 1835
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G. †Crethypoctonus Zhou et al. 2023
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†Crethypoctonus kachinensis Zhou et al. 2023
G. †Geralinura Scudder 1884
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†Geralinura britannica Pocock 1911
†Geralinura carbonaria Scudder 1884
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Invalid names: Geralinura gigantea Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Geralinura similis Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym]
G. †Mesoproctus Dunlop 1998
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†Mesoproctus rayoli Santana et al. 2024
†Mesoproctus rowlandi Dunlop 1998
Subfm. Thelyphoninae Lucas 1835
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G. †Mesothelyphonus Cai and Huang 2017
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†Mesothelyphonus parvus Cai and Huang 2017
G. Thelyphonus Latreille 1802
Or. Uropygi Thorell 1882 [whip scorpion]
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G. †Prothelyphonus Fritsch 1904
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†Prothelyphonus bohemicus Kušta 1886
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Invalid names: Geralinura crassa Kušta 1889 [synonym], Geralinura noctua Kušta 1889 [synonym], Geralinura scudderi Kušta 1889 [synonym], Prothelyphonus cordai Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
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 Marsdenian to the top of the Pliocene or 321.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 320.0 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Prothelyphonus naufragus (110939)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Lancashire) Geralinura britannica (172765)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Netherlands (Limburg) Parageralinura neerlandica (217351)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Geralinura britannica (127218)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Geralinura britannica (34906) Geralinura britannica, Proschizomus petrunkevitchi (34907)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic (Central Bohemian) Geralinura scudderi, Geralinura noctua, Geralinura crassa, Thelyphonus bohemicus (126152)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Czech Republic Prothelyphonus cordai (146851)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5China (Hebei) Prothelyphonus britannicus (147001)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Geralinura carbonaria, Geralinura similis, Geralinura gigantea (21981) Geralinura gigantea (112630)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad) Thelyphonida indet. (123534)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9Italy Parageralinura marsiglioi (176779)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) Mesoproctus rayoli (34901)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Mesoproctus rowlandi (122557 127034 228235) Mesoproctus rowlandi, Mesoproctus sp. (122922)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Mesothelyphonus parvus, Crethypoctonus kachinensis (161726) Mesozomus groehni (172900) Thelyphonida indet., Schizomida indet., Burmathelyphonia prima (144466)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9China (Shandong) Calcitro oplonis (156319)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Mayazomus pseudoannulatus (123422) Stenochrus velteni (122982)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Schizomida indet., Calcitro fisheri, Onychothelyphonus bonneri, Calcoschizomus latisternum (152091)