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Thelyphonidae

Arachnida - Thelyphonida - Thelyphonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Thelyphonidae Lucas
2003Thelyphonidae Brauckmann et al. p. 53
2013Thelyphonidae Dunlop et al.
2017Thelyphonidae Cai and Huang p. 101
2017Thelyphonidae Clouse et al.
2023Thelyphonidae Garwood and Dunlop p. 9

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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
familyThelyphonidaeLucas 1835
familyThelyphonidaeLucas 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.

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
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Mesothelyphonus parvus Cai and Huang 2017
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 A to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 318.10000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 314.6 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (Lancashire) Geralinura britannica (172765)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Geralinura britannica (34907)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Geralinura britannica (127218)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95China (Hebei) Prothelyphonus britannicus (147001)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Geralinura carbonaria, Geralinura similis, Geralinura gigantea (21981) Geralinura gigantea (112630)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceara) Mesoproctus rayoli (34901)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Mesoproctus rowlandi (122557 127034 228235) Mesoproctus rowlandi, Mesoproctus sp. (122922)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Mesothelyphonus parvus, Crethypoctonus kachinensis (161726)