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Centromachidae
Taxonomy
Centromachidae was named by Petrunkevitch (1953).
It was assigned to Mesoscorpionina by Jeram (1994); and to Mesophonoidea by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Mesoscorpionina by Jeram (1994); and to Mesophonoidea by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Centromachidae Petrunkevitch p. 17 |
| 1986 | Centromachidae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 84 |
| 1986 | Phoxiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 93 |
| 1986 | Anthracochaerilidae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 149 |
| 1994 | Centromachidae Jeram p. 287 |
| 2013 | Centromachidae Dunlop et al. p. 32 |
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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.
Fm. †Centromachidae Petrunkevitch 1953
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G. †Acanthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Acanthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Anthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Anthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Opsieobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Opsieobuthus pottsvillensis Moore 1923
†Opsieobuthus tungeri Dunlop et al. 2016
Invalid names: Anthracochaerilidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Phoxiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Artinskian or 346.70000 to 279.30000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Arundian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Anthracoscorpio juvenis (153558) | |
| Arundian - Holkerian | United Kingdom | Eoscorpius sp. (153537) | |
| Visean | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Centromachus euglyptus, Acanthracochaerilus palustris (34471) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis (131671) Pulmonoscorpius sp. A, Pulmonoscorpius sp. B, Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis (131672) | |
| Sakmarian - Artinskian | Germany | Opsieobuthus tungeri (153497) |