IRMNG - Proscorpiidae Scudder, 1885 †

IRMNG taxon details

Proscorpiidae Scudder, 1885 †

IRMNG_ID

117362 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:117362)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Scorpiones

Synonymised names

Archaeoctonidae Petrunkevitch, 1949 † · unaccepted

Hydroscorpiidae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 † · unaccepted

Labriscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 † · unaccepted

Stoermeroscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 † · unaccepted

Waeringoscorpionidae Størmer, 1970 † · unaccepted

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Genus Archaeoctonus Pocock, 1911 †
Genus Hydroscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 †
Genus Labriscorpio Leary, 1980 †
Genus Proscorpius Whitfield, 1885 †
Genus Pseudoarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 †
Genus Waeringoscorpio Størmer, 1970 †
Genus Archaeophonus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 † accepted as Proscorpius Whitfield, 1885 †
Genus Pseudarchaeoctonus Jeram, 1998 accepted as Pseudoarchaeoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 † (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Stoermeroscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 † accepted as Proscorpius Whitfield, 1885 †
Genus Waeringscorpii Sepkoski, 2002 † accepted as Waeringoscorpio Størmer, 1970 †

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Originally as subfamily (Proscorpioninae); spelling corrected to Proscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966.

Taxonomic remark Originally as subfamily (Proscorpioninae); spelling corrected to Proscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Proscorpiidae Scudder, 1885 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117362 on 2024-09-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-07-28 23:13:40Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (4)
Notes (2)

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

basis of record Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Invertebr [details]

additional source Kjellesvig-Waering, E.N. (1986). A restudy of the fossil Scorpionida of the world. <em>Palaeontographica Americana.</em> 55, 1–287., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28054714 [details]

extant flag source The Paleobiology Database (2016 version). Available online at www.paleobiodb.org. [details]

From other sources

Classification Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Scorpiones (Order) > Proscorpiidae (Family) [details]

Taxonomic remark Originally as subfamily (Proscorpioninae); spelling corrected to Proscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966. [details]