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Scutigeridae Leach, 1814

114631  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114631)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Myriapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Chilopoda (Class)
  6. Scutigeromorpha (Order)
  7. Scutigeridae (Family)
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  1. Genus Allothereua Verhoeff, 1905
  2. Genus Ballonema Verhoeff, 1904
  3. Genus Ballonemella Verhoeff, 1944
  4. Genus Brasiloscutigera Bücherl, 1939
  5. Genus Dendrothereua Verhoeff, 1944
  6. Genus Diplacrophor Chamberlin, 1920
  7. Genus Edgethereua Porta & Giribet, 2024
  8. Genus Fulmenocursor Wilson, 2001 †
  9. Genus Gomphor Chamberlin, 1944
  10. Genus Lassophora Verhoeff, 1905
  11. Genus Microthereua Verhoeff, 1905
  12. Genus Parascutigera Verhoeff, 1904
  13. Genus Pesvarus Würmli, 1974
  14. Genus Phanothereua Chamberlin, 1958
  15. Genus Pilbarascutigera Edgecombe & Barrow, 2007
  16. Genus Podothereua Verhoeff, 1905
  17. Genus Prionopodella Verhoeff, 1925
  18. Genus Prothereua Verhoeff, 1925
  19. Genus Scutigera Lamarck, 1801
  20. Genus Seychellonema Butler, Edgecombe, Ball & Giribet, 2011
  21. Genus Tachythereua Verhoeff, 1905
  22. Genus Thereulla Chamberlin, 1956
  23. Genus Thereuonema Verhoeff, 1904
  24. Genus Thereuopoda Verhoeff, 1904
  25. Genus Thereuopodina Verhoeff, 1905
  26. Genus Thereuoquima Bücherl, 1949
  27. Genus Cermatia Illiger in Rossi, 1807 accepted as Scutigera Lamarck, 1801
  28. Genus Cryptomera Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Scutigera Lamarck, 1801
  29. Genus Edgethreua Porta & Giribet, 2024 accepted as Edgethereua Porta & Giribet, 2024 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, incorrect spelling in abstract)
  30. Genus Orthothereua Verhoeff, 1905 accepted as Thereuopoda Verhoeff, 1904
  31. Genus Scutegera Leach, 1814 accepted as Scutigera Lamarck, 1801
  32. Genus Selista Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Scutigera Lamarck, 1801
  33. Genus Teleotelson Verhoeff, 1936 accepted as Thereuopoda Verhoeff, 1904
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Different taxon from Scutigerinidae  
Taxonomic remark Different taxon from Scutigerinidae [details]
IRMNG (2025). Scutigeridae Leach, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114631 on 2026-04-03
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2019-09-04 23:28:33Z
changed
Rees, Tony

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

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Barber, A. D. (2009). Littoral myriapods: a review. <em>Soil Organisms.</em> 81(3): 735-760. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Myriapoda (Subphylum) > Chilopoda (Class) > Anamorpha (Subclass) > Scutigerida (Order) > Scutigeridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Centipedes; terrestrial (characteristics of class) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes littoral species, refer Barber, 2010 [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Different taxon from Scutigerinidae [details]
To WoRMS 
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