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Protobuthidae

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Protobuthidae

Subtaxa
Protobuthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Protobuthidae Lourenço and Gall p. 371
2013Protobuthidae Dunlop et al. p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderOrthosternina()
Buthida
superfamilyButhoideaKoch 1837
familyProtobuthidae
familyProtobuthidae

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. †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
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: base of the Aegean to the top of the Fassanian or 246.70000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France Protobuthus elegans (107683)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy Protobuthus ziliolii (117255)