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Scorpionoidea
Taxonomy
Scorpionoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Euscorpionina by Hong (1983); to Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Euscorpionina by Hong (1983); to Orthosternina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Orthosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Scorpionoidea Latreille p. 46 |
| 1983 | Scorpionoidea Hong p. 19 |
| 1986 | Scorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 232 |
| 2013 | Scorpionoidea Dunlop et al. p. 35 |
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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.
Superfm. Scorpionoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
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†Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
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Invalid names: Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Buthiscorpius major Wills 1960 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Fm. †Palaeopisthacanthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Palaeopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1913
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†Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti Petrunkevitch 1913
†Palaeopisthacanthus vogelandurdeni Jeram 1994
Fm. †Protoischnuridae de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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G. †Cretaceoushormiops Lourenço 2018
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†Cretaceoushormiops elegans Xuan et al. 2024
†Cretaceoushormiops staxi Lourenço 2022
G. †Protoischnurus de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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†Protoischnurus axelrodorum de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Sarmatian or 318.70000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 316.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 316.9 Ma
Collections (33 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Lancashire) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153597 153599) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Durham) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153598) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (England) | Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34905) Compsoscorpius elegans (146853) | |
| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Nottinghamshire) | Buthiscorpius major (153539) | |
| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Staffordshire) | Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34906 34908) Buthiscorpius buthiformis (153540) Lichnoscorpius minutus, Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34907) | |
| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153600 153601 153602 153603 153604) | |
| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (England) | Compsoscorpius elongatus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (125238) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti (112630 153605) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (Kansas) | Palaeopisthacanthus vogelandurdeni, Cryptoscorpius americanus (153595) | |
| Stephanian C | France | Compsoscorpius sp. (177541) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Protoischnurus axelrodorum (34900 34901) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Protoischnurus axelrodorum (122352 122557 122922 123013 153606 228902) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Cretaceoushormiops sp., Cretaceoushormiops elegans (161726) Cretaceoushormiops staxi (230232) Cretaceousopisthacanthus smeelei (220288) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Sinoscorpius shandongensis (130412) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Wurttemberg) | Scorpio zeuneri (113752) |