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Scorpiones (scorpion)

Arachnida - Scorpiones

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Scorpiones Latreille
1904Scorpiones Fritsch p. 63
1949Archaeoctonoidea Petrunkevitch
1954Palaeophonus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering p. 485 fig. 1
1986Branchioscorpionina Kjellesvig-Waering p. 38
1986Allopalaeophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 56
1986Archaeoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering p. 66
1986Liassoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 90
1994Archaeoctonoidea Jeram p. 287
1994Scorpionida Jeram p. 287
2002Scorpionida Sepkoski
2007Scorpiones Shultz
2013Allopalaeophonoidea Dunlop et al. p. 30
2013Palaeophonus lightbodyi Dunlop et al. p. 35

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

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. Scorpiones Latreille 1817 [scorpion]
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Subor. †Bilobosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Branchioscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Branchioscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Branchioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Branchioscorpio richardsoni Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Dolichophoniidae Petrunkevitch 1953
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G. †Dolichophonus Petrunkevitch 1949
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Invalid names: Dolichophonidae Petrunkevitch 1953 [empty]
G. †Brontoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1972
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Brontoscorpio anglicus Kjellesvig-Waering 1972
Fm. †Chaerilobuthidae Lourenço and Beigel 2011
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G. †Chaerilobuthus Lourenço and Beigel 2011
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Chaerilobuthus birmanicus Lourenço 2015
Chaerilobuthus brandti Lourenço 2022
Chaerilobuthus bruckschi Lourenço 2015
Chaerilobuthus complexus Lourenço and Beigel 2011
Chaerilobuthus longiaculeus Lourenço 2013
Chaerilobuthus meggeri Lourenço 2021
Chaerilobuthus schwarzi Lourenço 2015
Chaerilobuthus serratus Lourenço 2016
G. †Eramoscorpius Waddington et al. 2015
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Eramoscorpius brucensis Waddington et al. 2015
G. †Gondwanascorpio Gess 2013
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G. †Gymnoscorpius Jeram 1994
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Subor. †Holosternina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Acanthoscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Acanthoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Acanthoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Acanthoscorpio mucronatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Stenoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Stenoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Stenoscorpio gracilis Wills 1910
Superfm. †Eoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Allobuthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Aspiscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Aspiscorpio eagari Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Anthracoscorpionidae Fritsch 1904
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G. †Allobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Allobuthus pescei Vachon and Heyler 1985
G. †Anthracoscorpio Kušta 1889
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Anthracoscorpio dunlopi Pocock 1911
Anthracoscorpio juvenis Kušta 1889
Fm. †Buthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Buthiscorpius Petrunkevitch 1953
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Buthiscorpius lemayi Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Eoctonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Eoctonus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Eoctonus miniatus Petrunkevitch 1913
Fm. †Garnettiidae Dubinin 1962
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G. †Garnettius Petrunkevitch 1953
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Garnettius hungerfordi Elias 1937
Superfm. †Gigantoscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Gigantoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Gigantoscorpio Stormer 1963
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Gigantoscorpio willsi Stormer 1963
G. †Petaloscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Petaloscorpio bureaui Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Invalid names: Petaloscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Superfm. †Mesophonoidea Wills 1910
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Fm. †Centromachidae Petrunkevitch 1953
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G. †Acanthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Acanthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Anthracochaerilus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Anthracochaerilus palustris Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Centromachus Thorell and Lindström 1885
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Centromachus euglyptus Peach 1883
G. †Opsieobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Opsieobuthus tungeri Dunlop et al. 2016
G. †Phoxiscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Phoxiscorpio peachi Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Pulmonoscorpius Jeram 1994
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Invalid names: Anthracochaerilidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Phoxiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Fm. †Gallioscorpionidae Lourenço and Gall 2004
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G. †Gallioscorpio Lourenço and Gall 2004
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Gallioscorpio voltzi Lourenço and Gall 2004
Fm. †Heloscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Heloscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Heloscorpio sutcliffei Woodward 1907
Fm. †Mazoniidae Petrunkevitch 1913
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G. †Mazonia Meek and Worthen 1868
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Mazonia acadica Scudder 1895
Mazonia wardingleyi Woodward 1907
Mazonia woodiana Meek and Worthen 1868
Fm. †Mesophonidae Wills 1910
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G. †Mesophonus Wills 1910
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Mesophonus perornatus Wills 1910
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Invalid names: Mesophonus opisthophthalmus Wills 1947 [synonym]
Fm. †Willsiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Willsiscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Superfm. †Palaeoscorpoidea Lehmann 1944
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Fm. †Palaeoscorpionidae Lehmann 1944
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G. †Palaeoscorpius Lehmann 1944
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Palaeoscorpius devonicus Lehmann 1944
Superfm. †Spongiophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Praearcturidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Praearcturus Woodward 1871
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Praearcturus gigas Woodward 1871
Fm. †Spongiophonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Spongiophonus Wills 1947
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Invalid names: Stoermeroscorpionoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Hubeiscorpio Walossek et al. 1990
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Hubeiscorpio gracilitarsus Walossek et al. 1990
G. †Liassoscorpionides Bode 1951
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Subor. †Lobosternina Pocock 1911
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Superfm. †Isobuthoidea Petrunkevitch 1913
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Fm. †Eobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Eobuthus Fritsch 1904
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Eobuthus cordai Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Eobuthus holti Pocock 1911
Eobuthus rakovnicensis Fritsch 1904
Fm. †Eoscorpiidae Scudder 1884
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G. †Eoscorpius Meek and Worthen 1868
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Eoscorpius bornaensis Sterzel 1918
Eoscorpius carbonarius Meek and Worthen 1868
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Invalid names: Eoscorpius granulosus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Eoscorpius typicus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Palaeopisthacanthus mazonensis Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Trigonoscorpio americanus Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym]
Eoscorpius casei Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Eoscorpius distinctus Petrunkevitch 1949
Eoscorpius mucronatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Europhthalmus longimanus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Eoscorpius primaevus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Eoscorpius pulcher Petrunkevitch 1949
Eoscorpius sparthensis Baldwin and Sutcliffe 1904
Invalid names: Alloscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Europhthalmus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Lichnophthalmus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Trigonoscorpio Petrunkevitch 1913 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Typhloscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
G. †Eskiscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Eskiscorpio parvus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Trachyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Trachyscorpio squarrosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Isobuthidae Petrunkevitch 1913
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G. †Boreoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Boreoscorpio copelandi Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Bromsgroviscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Bromsgroviscorpio willsi Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Feistmantelia Fritsch 1904
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Feistmantelia ornata Fritsch 1904
G. †Isobuthus Fritsch 1904
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Isobuthus kralupensis Thorell and Lindström 1885
Isobuthus nyranensis Fritsch 1904
Fm. †Kronoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Kronoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Kronoscorpio danielsi Petrunkevitch 1913
Fm. †Pareobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Pareobuthus Wills 1959
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Superfm. †Loboarchaeoctonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Loboarchaeoctonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Loboarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Loboarchaeoctonus squamosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Waterstoniidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Waterstonia Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Waterstonia aidriensis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Waterstonia brachistodactyla Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Superfm. †Paraisobuthoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Fm. †Paraisobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Paraisobuthus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Paraisobuthus duobicarinatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Paraisobuthus frici Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Paraisobuthus prantli Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Paraisobuthus virginiae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Scoloposcorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Benniescorpio Wills 1960
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G. †Scoloposcorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Scoloposcorpio cramondensis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Fm. †Telmatoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Telmatoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Telmatoscorpio brevipectus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Invalid names: Opsieobuthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty]
Superfm. †Pseudobuthiscorpioidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Invalid names: Pseudobuthiscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty]
Invalid names: Anthracochaeriloidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [empty], Palaeophonoidea Thorell and Lindstroem 1884 [empty]
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]
Subor. Orthosternina Pocock 1911
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Superfm. Buthoidea Koch 1837
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Fm. †Archaeobuthidae Lourenço 2001
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G. †Archaeobuthus Lourenço 2001
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Archaeobuthus estephani Lourenço 2001
Fm. Buthidae Koch 1837
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G. Centruroides Marx 1890
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Centruroides nitidus Thorell 1876
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Invalid names: Centruroides beynai Schawaller 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Centrurus Ehrenberg 1829 [replaced]
G. †Cretaceousbuthus Lourenço 2022
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Cretaceousbuthus fraaijeorum Lourenço 2022
Cretaceousbuthus petersi Lourenço 2023
G. Microcharmus Lourenco 1995
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Microcharmus henderickxi Lourenço 2009
G. Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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Microtityus ambarensis Schawaller 1982
G. †Palaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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Palaeoakentrobuthus knodeli Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. †Palaeoananteris Lourenço and Weitschat 2001
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Palaeoananteris ribnitiodamgartensis Lourenço and Weitschat 2001
Palaeoananteris ukrainensis Lourenço and Weitschat 2009
Palaeoananteris wunderlichi Lourenço 2004
G. †Palaeogrosphus Lourenço 2000
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Palaeogrosphus copalensis Lourenço 1996
Palaeogrosphus jacquesi Lourenço and Henderickx 2012
G. †Palaeoisometrus Lourenço and Weitschat 2005
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Palaeoisometrus elegans Lourenço and Weitschat 2005
G. †Palaeolychas Lourenço and Weitschat 1996
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Palaeolychas balticus Lourenço and Weitschat 1996
Palaeolychas weitschati Lourenço 2012
G. †Palaeoprotobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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Palaeoprotobuthus pusillus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. †Palaeospinobuthus Lourenço et al. 2005
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Palaeospinobuthus cenozoicus Lourenço et al. 2005
G. †Palaeotityobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
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Palaeotityobuthus longiaculeus Lourenço and Weitschat 2000
G. Tityus Koch 1836
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Subg. Tityus (Brazilotityus) Lourenco 2006
Tityus apozonalli Riquelme et al. 2015
Tityus geratus Santiago-Blay and Poinar 1988
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Invalid names: Tityus (Brazilotityus) hartkorni Lourenço 2009 [synonym], Tityus azari Lourenço 2013 [synonym]
G. †Uintascorpio Perry 1995
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Invalid names: Microcharmidae Lourenco 1996 [synonym], Scorpio schweiggeri Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Tityus eogenus Menge 1869 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço 2015
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G. †Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço 2015
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Betaburmesebuthus bellus Lourenço 2016
Betaburmesebuthus fleissneri Lourenço and Velten 2016
Betaburmesebuthus fuscus Xuan et al. 2023
Betaburmesebuthus joergi Lourenço and Rossi 2017
Betaburmesebuthus knodelorum Lourenço 2021
Betaburmesebuthus kobberti Lourenço 2015
Betaburmesebuthus larafleissnerae Lourenço and Velten 2016
Betaburmesebuthus muelleri Lourenço 2015
Betaburmesebuthus pohli Lourenço and Velten 2017
Betaburmesebuthus spinipedis Xuan et al. 2022
Betaburmesebuthus villosus Xuan et al. 2023
Invalid names: Spinoburmesebuthus Lourenço and Velten 2017 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoburmesebuthus Lourenço 2002
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Palaeoburmesebuthus ohlhoffi Lourenço 2015
G. †Paranotaburmesebuthus Lourenço 2024
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Fm. †Protobuthidae Lourenço and Gall 2004
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G. †Protobuthus Lourenço and Gall 2004
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Protobuthus elegans Lourenço and Gall 2004
Protobuthus ziliolii Viaretti et al. 2023
Superfm. Chactoidea Pocock 1893
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Fm. Chactidae Pocock 1893
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G. †Araripescorpius Campos 1986
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Araripescorpius ligabuei Campos 1986
G. Chactas Gervais 1844
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Chactas pleistocenicus Lourenço and Weitschat 2005
Fm. Euscorpiidae Laurie 1896
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G. †Eoeuscorpius Kühl and Lourenço 2017
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Eoeuscorpius ceratoi Kühl and Lourenço 2017
Fm. Hemiscorpiidae Pocock 1893
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Invalid names: Hormuriinae Laurie 1896 [empty]
Fm. †Palaeoeuscorpiidae Lourenço 2003
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Subfm. †Archaeoscorpiopinae Lourenço 2015
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G. †Archaeoscorpiops Lourenço 2015
G. †Burmesescorpiops Lourenço 2016
G. †Palaeoeuscorpius Lourenço 2003
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Palaeoeuscorpius gallicus Lourenço 2003
Fm. †Protochactidae Lourenço et al. 2022
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G. †Protochactas Lourenço et al. 2022
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Protochactas furreri Lourenço et al. 2022
Superfm. Chaeriloidea Pocock 1893
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Fm. Chaerilidae Pocock 1893
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G. Chaerilus Simon 1877
Subfm. †Electrochaerilinae Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
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G. †Electrochaerilus Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
G. †Corniops Jeram 1994
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Corniops mapesii Jeram 1994
Superfm. Scorpionoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
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Invalid names: Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Buthiscorpius major Wills 1960 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Fm. †Palaeopisthacanthidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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G. †Cryptoscorpius Jeram 1994
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G. †Palaeopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti Petrunkevitch 1913
Fm. †Protoischnuridae de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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G. †Cretaceoushormiops Lourenço 2018
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Cretaceoushormiops staxi Lourenço 2022
G. †Cretaceousopisthacanthus Lourenço 2021
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G. †Protoischnurus de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
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Protoischnurus axelrodorum de Carvalho and Lourenço 2001
Fm. Scorpionidae Latreille 1802
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G. †Mioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Mioscorpio zeuneri Hadzi 1931
G. Scorpio Linnaeus 1758
G. †Sinoscorpius Hong 1983
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G. †Palaeomachus Pocock 1911
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Palaeomachus anglicus Woodward 1876
Fm. †Palaeotrilineatidae Lourenço 2012
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G. †Palaeotrilineatus Lourenço 2012
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G. †Permomatveevia Dammann 2017
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Permomatveevia perneri Dammann 2017
Fm. †Proscorpiidae Scudder 1885
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G. †Archaeoctonus Pocock 1911
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Archaeoctonus glaber Peach 1883
G. †Hydroscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Hydroscorpius denisoni Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Proscorpius osborni Whitfield 1885
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Invalid names: Archaeophonus eurypteroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpio delicatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeophonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]
G. †Pseudarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Pseudarchaeoctonus denticulatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Waeringoscorpio Størmer 1970
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Waeringoscorpio hefteri Størmer 1970
Waeringoscorpio westerwaldensis Poschmann et al. 2008
Invalid names: Archaeoctonidae Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Hydroscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Labriscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Stoermeroscorpioniidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Waeringoscorpionidae Størmer 1970 [synonym]
G. †Titanoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Titanoscorpio douglassi Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
G. †Wattisonia Wills 1960
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Invalid names: Allopalaeophonoidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Archaeoctonoidea Petrunkevitch 1949 [invalid subgroup], Branchioscorpionina Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Liassoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [invalid subgroup], Mesoscorpionina Stockwell 1989 [empty], Palaeophonus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering 1954 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available