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Thelyphonoidea

Arachnida - Thelyphonida

Taxonomy
Thelyphonoidea was named by Lucas (1835). It is extant. Its type is Thelyphonus.

It was assigned to Thelyphonida by Prendini (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Thelyphonoidea Lucas
2025Thelyphonoidea Prendini p. 450

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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
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Schizotarsata
—PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderThelyphonidaLatreille 1804
superfamilyThelyphonoideaLucas 1835
superfamilyThelyphonoideaLucas 1835

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. Thelyphonoidea Lucas 1835
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G. †Parilisthelyphonus Knecht et al. 2023
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†Parilisthelyphonus bryantae Knecht et al. 2023
Fm. Thelyphonidae Lucas 1835
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G. †Burmathelyphonia Wunderlich 2015
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†Burmathelyphonia prima Wunderlich 2015
G. †Crethypoctonus Zhou et al. 2023
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†Crethypoctonus kachinus Zhou et al. 2023
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
†Mesothelyphonus xiaoae Wu et al. 2025
G. Thelyphonus Latreille 1802
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 Westphalian C to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 314.60000 to 93.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 309.8 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8USA (Massachusetts) Parilisthelyphonus bryantae (276563)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Mesoproctus rayoli (34901)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Mesoproctus rowlandi (122557 127034 228235) Mesoproctus rowlandi, Mesoproctus sp. (122922)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmathelyphonia prima (144466) Mesothelyphonus parvus, Crethypoctonus kachinus (161726) Mesothelyphonus xiaoae (222192)