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Vaejovidae
| Description | The Vaejovidae are a family of scorpions, comprising 17 genera, all except for Paruroctonus boreus found in Mexico and the Southwestern United States. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaejovidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Vaejovidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Vaejovidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaejovidae |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Acanthoscorpio ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Anthracochaerilus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Balsateres genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Boreoscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Branchioscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Centromachus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Chihuahuanus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclophthalmus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 306 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Franckeus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Garnettius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Gertschius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gigantoscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Kochius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Konetontli genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kovarikia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kuarapu genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maaykuyak genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesomexovis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mioscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 12.7 Ma Miocene | 12.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Opsieobuthus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Palaeobuthus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Paravaejovis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paruroctonus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petaloscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Praearcturus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 416 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pseudouroctonus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Serradigitus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Smeringurus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spongiophonus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Stahnkeus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenoscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Syntropis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thorellius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachyscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Uroctonites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vaejovis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vejovoidus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vizcaino genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Waterstonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wernerius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Willsiscorpio ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Serradigitatus yaqui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
References
| Fet, Victor, W. David Sissom, Graeme Lowe, and Matt E. Braunwalder, 2000: null. Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998). 690. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
