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Cheliferidae Stecker, 1874

104909 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104909)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Chelicerata (Subphylum)
  5. Arachnida (Class)
  6. Pseudoscorpionida (Order)
  7. Cheliferidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Pseudoscorpionida
Obisiidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Amaurochelifer Beier, 1951
  2. Genus Ancistrochelifer Beier, 1951
  3. Genus Aperittochelifer Beier, 1955
  4. Genus Aporochelifer Beier, 1953
  5. Genus Aspurochelifer Benedict & Malcolm, 1979
  6. Genus Australochelifer Beier, 1974
  7. Genus Beierius Chamberlin, 1932
  8. Genus Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977
  9. Genus Canarichelifer Beier, 1965
  10. Genus Centrochelifer Beier, 1959
  11. Genus Chamberlinarius Heurtault, 1990
  12. Genus Cheirochelifer Beier, 1967
  13. Genus Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762
  14. Genus Cubachelifer Hoff, 1946
  15. Genus Dactylochelifer Beier, 1932
  16. Genus Dichela Menge in Berendt, 1854 †
  17. Genus Echinochelifer Feng, Guo, Zhuang, Zhang, Jouault, Jarzembowski & Liu, 2025 †
  18. Genus Ectoceras Stecker, 1876
  19. Genus Electrochelifer Beier, 1937 †
  20. Genus Ellingsenius Chamberlin, 1932
  21. Genus Eremochernes Beier, 1933
  22. Genus Florichelifer Hoff, 1964
  23. Genus Gobichelifer Krumpál, 1979
  24. Genus Hansenius Chamberlin, 1932
  25. Genus Haplochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  26. Genus Heurtaultia Judson, 2009 †
  27. Genus Hygrochelifer Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
  28. Genus Hysterochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  29. Genus Idiochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  30. Genus Juxtachelifer Hoff, 1956
  31. Genus Kashimachelifer Morikawa, 1957
  32. Genus Levichelifer Hoff, 1946
  33. Genus Lissochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  34. Genus Litochelifer Beier, 1948
  35. Genus Lophochernes Simon, 1879
  36. Genus Lophodactylus Chamberlin, 1932
  37. Genus Macrochelifer Vachon, 1940
  38. Genus Mesochelifer Vachon, 1940
  39. Genus Metachelifer Redikortzev, 1938
  40. Genus Mexichelifer Muchmore, 1973
  41. Genus Microchelifer Beier, 1944
  42. Genus Mucrochelifer Beier, 1932
  43. Genus Nannochelifer Beier, 1967
  44. Genus Nannocheliferoides Beier, 1974
  45. Genus Pachychelifer Beier, 1961
  46. Genus Paisochelifer Hoff, 1946
  47. Genus Papuchelifer Beier, 1965
  48. Genus Parachelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  49. Genus Phorochelifer Hoff, 1956
  50. Genus Pilochelifer Beier, 1935
  51. Genus Protochelifer Beier, 1948
  52. Genus Pseudorhacochelifer Beier, 1975
  53. Genus Pugnochelifer Hoff, 1964
  54. Genus Pycnochelifer Beier, 1937 †
  55. Genus Rhacochelifer Beier, 1932
  56. Genus Rhopalochelifer Beier, 1964
  57. Genus Sinochelifer Beier, 1967
  58. Genus Sociochelifer Harvey in Harvey, Lopes, Goldsmith, Halajian, Hillyer & Huey, 2015
  59. Genus Stenochelifer Beier, 1967
  60. Genus Strobilochelifer Beier, 1932
  61. Genus Strobochelifer Beier, 1932
  62. Genus Stygiochelifer Beier, 1932
  63. Genus Telechelifer Chamberlin, 1949
  64. Genus Tetrachelifer Beier, 1967
  65. Genus Trachychelifer Hong, 1984 †
  66. Genus Tyrannochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  67. Genus Xenochelifer Chamberlin, 1949
  68. Genus Chamberlinius Heurtault, 1983 accepted as Chamberlinarius Heurtault, 1990
  69. Genus Chelifer Fourcroy, 1785 accepted as Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762
  70. Genus Ideochelifer Tubb, 1937 accepted as Idiochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  71. Genus Karachelifer Hadži, 1938 accepted as Hysterochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  72. Genus Lophochelifer Beier, 1940 accepted as Lissochelifer Chamberlin, 1932
  73. Genus Obisium Illiger in Kugelann, 1798 accepted as Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762 (junior objective synonym according to ICZN (Opinion 1542))
  74. Genus Obisum Wagner, 1854 accepted as Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762
  75. Genus Ocalachelifer Chamberlin, 1949 accepted as Levichelifer Hoff, 1946
  76. Genus Oligochelifer Beier, 1937 † accepted as Dichela Menge in Berendt, 1854 †
  77. Genus Rhapalochelifer (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Risso, 1826 in Hallan, 2000-  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Risso, 1826 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
IRMNG (2024). Cheliferidae Stecker, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104909 on 2026-07-10
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2012-01-29 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 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 Kew, 1911 [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Pseudoscorpionida (Order) > Cheliferoidea (Superfamily) > Cheliferidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Nonmarine except 1 genus (Obisium) intertidal. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Risso, 1826 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Obisiidae)
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