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Meristosternina

Arachnida - Scorpiones

Taxonomy
Meristosternina was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).

It was reranked as the suborder Meristosternina by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Branchioscorpionina by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Scorpiones by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Meristosternina Kjellesvig-Waering p. 126
2013Meristosternina Dunlop et al. p. 29

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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
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderMeristosternina()
suborderMeristosternina()

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.

Subor. †Meristosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Cyclophthalmoidea Thorell and Lindstroem 1885
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Fm. †Cyclophthalmidae Thorell and Lindström 1885
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G. †Cyclophthalmus Corda 1835
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Cyclophthalmus robustus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Cyclophthalmus senior Corda 1835
Cyclophthalmus sibiricus Novojilov and Størmer 1963
Fm. †Microlabiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Microlabis Corda 1839
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Microlabis sternbergii Corda 1839
Superfm. †Palaeobuthoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Palaeobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Palaeobuthus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Invalid names: Mazoniscorpio mazonensis Wills 1960 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mazoniscorpio Wills 1960 [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: base of the Westphalian B to the top of the Stephanian A or 314.60000 to 304.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Palaeomachus sp. (153546)
Westphalian C314.6 - 311.45Czech Republic Cyclophthalmus senior, Microlabis sternbergii (146851)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Mazoniscorpio mazonensis (133093) Palaeobuthus distinctus, Eoscorpius typicus (112630)
Stephanian A305.9 - 304.8Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Cyclophthalmus sibiricus (153547)