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Scorpionidae Leach, 1815

119038  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:119038)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Chelicerata (Subphylum)
  5. Arachnida (Class)
  6. Scorpiones (Order)
  7. Scorpionidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Chersonesometrus Couzijn, 1978
  2. Genus Deccanometrus Prendini & Loria, 2020
  3. Genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  4. Genus Javanimetrus Couzijn, 1981
  5. Genus Jordanius Abu Afifeh, Yagmur, Al-Saraireh & Amr, 2024
  6. Genus Mioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 †
  7. Genus Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  8. Genus Pandiborellius Rossi, 2015
  9. Genus Pandinopsis Vachon, 1974
  10. Genus Pandinurus Fet, 1997
  11. Genus Pandinus Thorell, 1876
  12. Genus Pandipalpus Rossi, 2015
  13. Genus Sahyadrimetrus Prendini & Loria, 2020
  14. Genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Genus Sinoscorpius Hong, 1984 †
  16. Genus Srilankametrus Couzijn, 1981
  17. Genus Pandinoides Vachon, 1974 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Unavailable: no type species designated)
  18. Genus Atreus Koch, 1837 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Lapsus calami, unavailable)
  19. Genus Caucon Karsch, 1879 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  20. Genus Centrurus Ehrenberg, 1829 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  21. Genus Dunlopandinoides Rossi, 2016 accepted as Pandinoides Fet, 1997 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876
  22. Genus Gigantometrus Couzijn, 1978 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  23. Genus Hererometrus Masthanaiah et al., 1978 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  24. Genus Heterometros Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  25. Genus Miaephonus Thorell, 1876 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  26. Genus Mossamedes Simon, 1888 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  27. Genus Oecopetrus Pocock, 1893 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  28. Genus Opisthalamus Cloudsley-Thompson, 1965 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  29. Genus Opisthophtalmus Garnier & Stockmann, 1972 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  30. Genus Opisthophthalmus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Unjustified emendation)
  31. Genus Opisthopthalmus Maury, 1968 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  32. Genus Palamnaeus Thorell, 1876 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  33. Genus Palamneus Krishnan, 1953 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Palamnaeus)
  34. Genus Palmaneus Bawaskar, 1999 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  35. Genus Pandicaporiaccous Rossi, 2015 accepted as Pandiborellius Rossi, 2015
  36. Genus Pandinoides Fet, 1997 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876
  37. Genus Pandinoirens Kovařík, Lowe, Soleglad & Pliskova, 2017 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Pandinoriens Rossi, 2015)
  38. Genus Pandinops Birula, 1913 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876
  39. Genus Pandinoriens Rossi, 2015 accepted as Pandinurus Fet, 1997
  40. Genus Pandinurus Vachon, 1974 accepted as Pandinus Thorell, 1876
  41. Genus Pandipavesius Rossi, 2015 accepted as Pandiborellius Rossi, 2015
  42. Genus Petrooicus Karsch, 1879 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  43. Genus Petrovicus Ausserer, 1880 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Petrooicus)
  44. Genus Prothophthalmus Maury, 1975 accepted as Protophthalmus Lawrence, 1969 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  45. Genus Protophthalmus Lawrence, 1969 accepted as Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837
  46. Genus Scorpion Latreille, 1817 accepted as Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  47. Genus Seorpio Wagner, 1854 accepted as Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758
  48. Genus Centruro Karsch, 1879 accepted as Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1802 in Hallan, 2000-  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1802 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
IRMNG (2021). Scorpionidae Leach, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119038 on 2025-03-11
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Scorpiones (Order) > Scorpionidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Arachnids, nonmarine (characteristic of class: Parker). Scorpions, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Oligocene (Rupelian) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1802 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
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