IRMNG - Protophthalmus Lawrence, 1969

IRMNG name details

Protophthalmus Lawrence, 1969

IRMNG_ID

1247055 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1247055)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Opistophthalmus Koch, 1837

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scorpionidae Leach, 1815

Synonymised names

Prothophthalmus Maury, 1975 · unaccepted (Incorrect subsequent spelling)

Direct children (2)

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Species Protophthalmus holmi Lawrence, 1969 accepted as Opistophthalmus holmi (Lawrence, 1969)
Species Protophthalmus jenseni Lamoral, 1972 accepted as Opistophthalmus jenseni (Lamoral, 1972)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lawrence, R.F. (1969). A new genus of psammophile scorpion and new species of Opisthophthalmus from the Namib Desert. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station. 4(48): 105-115., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/scipapndrs/1978/48
page(s): 105 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Protophthalmus Lawrence, 1969. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1247055 on 2024-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2020-02-10 23:59:47Z

changed

Girard, Jean-Sébastien

2020-10-20 22:43:40Z

changed

Girard, Jean-Sébastien

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original description Lawrence, R.F. (1969). A new genus of psammophile scorpion and new species of Opisthophthalmus from the Namib Desert. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station. 4(48): 105-115., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/scipapndrs/1978/48
page(s): 105 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

source of synonymy Prendini L. & Loria S.F. (2020). Systematic revision of the Asian Forest Scorpions (Heterometrinae simon, 1879), revised suprageneric classification of Scorpionidae latreille, 1802, and revalidation of Rugodentidae Bastawade et al., 2005. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 442:1-480., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/7246 [details]

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

extant flag source Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info type is holmi; syn. Newlands 1972a:241 (Hallan, 2000-) [details]

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