Taxonomy of scorpions
The taxonomy of scorpions deals with the classification of this predatory arthropod into 13 extant families and about 1,400 described species and subspecies. In addition, 111 described taxa of extinct scorpions are known.[1]
The classification is based on that of Soleglad and Fet (2003),[2] which replaced the older, unpublished classification of Stockwell.[3] Additional taxonomic changes are from papers by Soleglad et al. (2005).[4][5] The classification proposed by Fet and Soleglad in 2003 and subsequent papers has not been universally accepted; some authorities have challenged their methodology as invalid.[5]
Taxonomy[]
Order Scorpiones
- Infraorder Pocock, 1911
- Parvorder et , 2003
- Superfamily Pseudochactoidea , 1998
- Family Pseudochactidae , 1998
- Superfamily Pseudochactoidea , 1998
- Parvorder et , 2003
- Superfamily Buthoidea C. L. Koch, 1837
- Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (thick-tailed scorpions)
- Family Microcharmidae Lourenço, 1996
- Superfamily Buthoidea C. L. Koch, 1837
- Parvorder et , 2003
- Superfamily Chaeriloidea Pocock, 1893
- Family Chaerilidae Pocock, 1893
- Subfamily Pocock, 1893
- † Subfamily , et 2004 (extinct)
- Family Chaerilidae Pocock, 1893
- Superfamily Chaeriloidea Pocock, 1893
- Parvorder et , 2003
- Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893
- Family Chactidae Pocock, 1893
- Family Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896
- Subfamily Euscorpiinae Laurie, 1896
- Subfamily Kraepelin, 1905
- Tribe et , 2001
- Tribe Kraepelin, 1905
- Subfamily Kraepelin, 1905
- Tribe Kraepelin, 1905
- Tribe et , 2001
- Family Superstitioniidae Stahnke, 1940
- Subfamily Stahnke, 1940
- Subfamily Mitchell, 1971
- Family Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876
- Superfamily Iuroidea Thorell, 1876
- Family Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 1905 ()
- Subfamily Kraepelin, 1905
- Subfamily , 1974
- Family Iuridae Thorell, 1876
- Family Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 1905 ()
- Superfamily Scorpionoidea Latreille, 1802
- Family Bothriuridae Simon, 1880
- Subfamily Simon, 1880
- Subfamily , 1928
- Family Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893 (= Ischnuridae, =Liochelidae) (, , or )
- † Family et Lourenço 2001 (extinct)
- Family Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802 (burrowing scorpions or )
- Family Bothriuridae Simon, 1880
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- † Family Lourenço 2003 (extinct)
- Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893
- Parvorder incertae sedis
- † Family Lourenço 2003 (extinct)
- † Family Palaeopisthacanthidae 1986 (extinct)
- † Family Lourenço et 2003 (extinct)
- † Family incertae sedis (contains genera Jeram 1994; Lourenço 2002; Hong 1983).
- Parvorder et , 2003
References[]
- ^ Dunlop, Jason A.; Penney, David; Tetlie, O. Erik; Anderson, Lyall I. (2008). "How many species of fossil arachnids are there". Journal of Arachnology. BioOne. 36 (2): 262–272. doi:10.1636/CH07-89.1. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor (2003). "High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)" (multiple parts). Euscorpius. Marshall University. 11: 1–175. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ Stockwell, Scott A., 1989. Revision of the Phylogeny and Higher Classification of Scorpions (Chelicerata). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley
- ^ Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor; Kovařík, F. (2005). "The systematic position of the scorpion genera Heteroscorpion Birula, 1903 and Urodacus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Scorpionoidea)" (PDF). Euscorpius. Marshall University. 20: 1–38. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ a b Fet, V.; Soleglad, Michael E. (2005). "Contributions to scorpion systematics. I. On recent changes in high-level taxonomy" (PDF). Euscorpius. Marshall University (31): 1–13. ISSN 1536-9307. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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