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Schizotarsata

Arachnida

Taxonomy
Schizotarsata was named by Shultz (2007). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tetrapulmonata by Shultz (2007) and Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

Subtaxa
Haptopoda, Pedipalpi
Sister taxa
Pedipalpi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Schizotarsata Shultz
2014Schizotarsata Garwood and Dunlop p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Schizotarsata
—Schizotarsata

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.

Unr. Schizotarsata Shultz 2007
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Or. †Haptopoda Pocock 1911
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Fm. †Plesiosironidae Pocock 1911
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G. †Plesiosiro Pocock 1911
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†Plesiosiro madeleyi Pocock 1911
Unr. Pedipalpi Borner 1904
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Or. Amblypygi Thorell 1883 [whip spider]
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Subor. Euamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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G. †Sorellophrynus Harvey 2002
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†Sorellophrynus carbonarius Petrunkevitch 1913
Invalid names: Protophrynus Petrunkevitch 1913 [replaced]
Unr. Unidistitarsata Engel and Grimaldi 2014
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G. †Burmacharon Hu et al. 2020
G. †Kronocharon Engel and Grimaldi 2014
Infraor. Neoamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
Subor. Paleoamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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Fm. Paracharontidae Weygoldt 1996
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G. †Paracharonopsis Engel and Grimaldi 2014
Fm. †Weygoldtinidae Dunlop 2018
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G. †Weygoldtina Dunlop 2018
Invalid names: Paracharontoidea Weygoldt 1996 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Thelyphrynus Petrunkevitch 1913
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†Thelyphrynus elongatus Petrunkevitch 1913
Invalid names: Phrynus fossilis Keferstein 1834 [nomen dubium]
Or. Thelyphonida Latreille 1804 [whip scorpion]
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G. †Burmathelyphonia Wunderlich 2015
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†Burmathelyphonia prima Wunderlich 2015
G. †Parageralinura Tetlie and Dunlop 2008
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†Parageralinura marsiglioi Selden et al. 2016
†Parageralinura naufraga Brauckmann and Koch 1983
†Parageralinura neerlandica Laurentiaux-Viera and Laurentiaux 1961
G. †Proschizomus Dunlop and Horrocks 1996
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†Proschizomus petrunkevitchi Dunlop and Horrocks 1996
Or. Schizomida Petrunkevitch 1945 [short-tailed whip-scorpion]
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Fm. †Calcitronidae Petrunkevitch 1945
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G. †Calcitro Petrunkevitch 1945
Fm. Hubbardiidae Cook 1899
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G. Antillostenochrus Armas and Teruel 2002
G. †Calcoschizomus Pierce 1951
Subfm. Hubbardiinae Cook 1899
G. Mayazomus Reddell and Cokendolpher 1995
G. Rowlandius Reddell and Cockendolpher 1995
G. Stenochrus Chamberlin 1922
Fm. Protoschizomidae Rowland 1975
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G. †Onychothelyphonus Pierce 1950
Fm. Thelyphonidae Lucas 1835
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G. †Crethypoctonus Zhou et al. 2023
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†Crethypoctonus kachinensis Zhou et al. 2023
G. †Geralinura Scudder 1884
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†Geralinura britannica Pocock 1911
†Geralinura carbonaria Scudder 1884
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Invalid names: Geralinura gigantea Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Geralinura similis Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym]
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
G. Thelyphonus Latreille 1802
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Marsdenian to the top of the Pliocene or 321.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 320.0 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Prothelyphonus naufragus (110939)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Netherlands (Limburg) Parageralinura neerlandica (217351)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Lancashire) Geralinura britannica (172765)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Geralinura britannica (127218) Graeophonus anglicus, Plesiosiro madeleyi (125238)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Geralinura britannica, Graeophonus anglicus, Plesiosiro madeleyi, Proschizomus petrunkevitchi (34907) Graeophonus anglicus (34935) Graeophonus anglicus, Plesiosiro madeleyi (34908) Graeophonus anglicus, Plesiosiro madeleyi, Geralinura britannica (34906) Plesiosiro madeleyi (34910 155449)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Belgium Protophrynus carbonarius (155636)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic (Central Bohemian) Geralinura scudderi, Geralinura noctua, Geralinura crassa, Thelyphonus bohemicus (126152)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom Graeophonus anglicus (34909)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Czech Republic Prothelyphonus cordai (146851)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5China (Hebei) Prothelyphonus britannicus (147001)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Geralinura carbonaria, Geralinura similis, Geralinura gigantea, Graeophonus carbonarius (21981) Geralinura gigantea (112630) Thelyphrynus elongatus, Protophrynus carbonarius (146857)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad) Thelyphonida indet. (123534)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9Italy Parageralinura marsiglioi (176779)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Britopygus weygoldti, Mesoproctus rowlandi (122557) Mesoproctus rowlandi (127034 228235) Mesoproctus rowlandi, Mesoproctus sp. (122922)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) Mesoproctus rayoli (34901)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Kronocharon prendinii (123113)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Mesothelyphonus parvus, Burmacharon dunlopi, Crethypoctonus kachinensis (161726) Mesozomus groehni (172900) Thelyphonida indet., Schizomida indet., Kronocharon engeli, Kronocharon longicalcaris, Burmathelyphonia prima (144466)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Paracharonopsis cambayensis (124463)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9China (Shandong) Calcitro oplonis (156319)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Phrynus marioni (122487)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Electrophrynus mirus (140217) Phrynus mexicana (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Mayazomus pseudoannulatus (123422) Stenochrus velteni (122982) Tarantula resinae (122474)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Schizomida indet., Calcitro fisheri, Onychothelyphonus bonneri, Calcoschizomus latisternum (152091)