SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED SCORPIONES OF THE WORLD
3/7/2005
Recent Fossil Status
Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
ORDER Scorpiones 165 1454 86 109 Complete
SUBORDER Neoscorpii 165 1454 19 23
INFRAORDER Orthosterni
SERIES Buthida
SUPERFAMILY Buthoidea 84 659 7 11 * Complete
FAMILY Buthidae 81 651 7 11 * Complete
FAMILY Microcharmidae 3 8 0 0 * Complete
SERIES Chaerilida
SUPERFAMILY Chaeriloidea 1 20 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Chaerilidae 1 20 0 0 * Complete
SERIES Pseudochactida
SUPERFAMILY Pseudochactoidea 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Pseudochactidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
SERIES Iurida
SUPERFAMILY Chactoidea 36 363 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Chactidae 11 143 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Euscorpiidae 11 59 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Superstitioniidae 5 10 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Vaejovidae 9 151 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Iuroidea 5 20 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Caraboctonidae 3 18 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Iuridae 2 2 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Scorpionoidea 38 391 3 3 * Complete
FAMILY Protoischnuridae 0 0 2 2 * Complete
FAMILY Bothriuridae 14 107 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Liochelidae 10 65 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Scorpionidae 12 196 1 1 * Complete
FAMILY Urodacidae 1 20 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Heteroscorpionidae 1 3 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Palaeoeuscorpioidea 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Palaeoeuscorpiidae 0 0 1 1
SERIES Orthosterniincertae
SUPERFAMILY Orthosterniincertae 0 0 8 8
FAMILY Archaeobuthidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Palaeopisthacanthidae 0 0 3 4
FAMILY Orthosterniincertae 0 0 4 3
SUBORDER Branchioscorpionina 0 0 65 85
INFRAORDER Bilobosternina
SUPERFAMILY Branchioscorpionoidea 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Branchioscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Dolichophonidae 0 0 1 1
INFRAORDER Holosternina
SUPERFAMILY Acanthoscorpionoidea 0 0 2 3
FAMILY Acanthoscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Stenoscorpionidae 0 0 1 2
SUPERFAMILY Allopalaeophonoidea 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Allopalaeophonidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Archaeoctonoidea 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Archaeoctonidae 0 0 2 2
SUPERFAMILY Eoctonoidea 0 0 9 12
FAMILY Allobuthiscorpiidae 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Anthracoscorpionidae 0 0 4 6
FAMILY Buthiscorpiidae 0 0 1 2
FAMILY Eoctonidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Garnettiidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Gigantoscorpionoidea 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Gigantoscorpionidae 0 0 2 2
SUPERFAMILY Mesophonoidea 0 0 10 13
FAMILY Centromachidae 0 0 5 5
FAMILY Heloscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Liassoscorpionididae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Mazoniidae 0 0 1 2
FAMILY Mesophonidae 0 0 1 3
FAMILY Willsiscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Palaeoscorpiidae 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Hydroscorpiidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Palaeoscorpiidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Proscorpioidea 0 0 4 4
FAMILY Proscorpiidae 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Labriscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Waeringoscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Spongiophonoidea 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Praearcturidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Spongiophonidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Stoermeroscorpionoidea 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Stoermeroscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
INFRAORDER Lobosternina
SUPERFAMILY Isobuthoidea 0 0 10 18
FAMILY Eobuthidae 0 0 1 3
FAMILY Eoscorpiidae 0 0 3 8
FAMILY Isobuthidae 0 0 4 5
FAMILY Kronoscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Pareobuthidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Loboarchaeoctonoidea 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Loboarchaeoctonidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Palaeophonoidea 0 0 1 2
FAMILY Palaeophonidae 0 0 1 2
SUPERFAMILY Paraisobuthoidea 0 0 5 7
FAMILY Paraisobuthidae 0 0 2 4
FAMILY Scoloposcorpionidae 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Telmatoscorpionidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Pseudobuthiscorpioidea 0 0 2 2
FAMILY Pseudobuthiscorpiidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Waterstoniidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Holosterinaincertae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Holosterinaincertae 0 0 1 1
INFRAORDER Mesosternina
SUPERFAMILY Cyclophthalmoidea 0 0 2 4
FAMILY Cyclophthalmidae 0 0 1 3
FAMILY Microlabiidae 0 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Palaeobuthoidea 0 0 6 6
FAMILY Palaeobuthidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Palaeobuthoideaincertae 0 0 5 5
SUBORDER Scorpionidaincertae 194 2118 49 88
SUPERFAMILY Scorpionidaincertae 0 0 0 0
FAMILY Tiphoscorpionidae 0 0 1 0
FAMILY Scorpionidaincertae 0 0 1 1