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Brontoscorpio

Arachnida - Scorpiones

Taxonomy
Brontoscorpio was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1972). Its type is Brontoscorpio anglicus.

It was assigned to Eoscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1972); and to Scorpiones by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Species
B. anglicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brontoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering p. 41
2013Brontoscorpio Dunlop et al. p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
genusBrontoscorpio

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.

G. †Brontoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1972
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†Brontoscorpio anglicus Kjellesvig-Waering 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available