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Uropygi (whip scorpion)

Arachnida - Thelyphonida

Taxonomy
Uropygi was named by Thorell (1882). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Thelyphonida by Selden et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Pedipalpi by Shultz (2007); and to Thelyphonida by Clouse et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Uropygi Thorell
2007Uropygi Shultz
2017Uropygi 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
orderUropygiThorell 1882
orderUropygiThorell 1882

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. 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: Westphalian C or 314.60000 to 309.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
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)