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Taxonomy of Infraorder
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
Class
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species
Subclass
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
248
3800
24502
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
87
619
5166
Families
Genera
Species
Suborder
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
27
505
4841
Families
Genera
Species
Infraorder
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
27
497
4827
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
Superfamily
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
4
224
2404
Families
Genera
Species
Superfamily
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
7
66
673
Families
Genera
Species
Superfamily
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
11
152
1269
Families
Genera
Species
Superfamily
Vaejovoidea
Thorell, 1876
5
54
478
Families
Genera
Species
Genus
Palaeopisthacanthus
♰
Petrunkevitch, 1913
3
Species
Distribution and Species lists of Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
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Afghanistan
2 Families 15 Genera 38 Species
Albania
2 Families 3 Genera 11 Species
Algeria
4 Families 21 Genera 49 Species
Angola
3 Families 8 Genera 28 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Argentina
6 Families 21 Genera 103 Species
Armenia
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Australia
5 Families 20 Genera 95 Species
Austria
4 Families 5 Genera 10 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Bahamas
2 Families 3 Genera 7 Species
Bahrain
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Bangladesh
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Barbados
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Belgium
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Belize
2 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Benin
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Bhutan
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Bolivia
4 Families 8 Genera 35 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Botswana
3 Families 6 Genera 29 Species
Brazil
8 Families 39 Genera 223 Species
Brunei
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bulgaria
2 Families 2 Genera 6 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Families 7 Genera 6 Species
Burundi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Cambodia
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Cameroon
3 Families 18 Genera 26 Species
Canada
5 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Cape Verde
4 Families 8 Genera 12 Species
Central African Republic
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Chad
2 Families 10 Genera 20 Species
Chile
2 Families 13 Genera 71 Species
China
4 Families 16 Genera 57 Species
Colombia
4 Families 21 Genera 107 Species
Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Costa Rica
6 Families 14 Genera 30 Species
Croatia
1 Family 1 Genus 11 Species
Cuba
6 Families 19 Genera 84 Species
Cyprus
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Czech Republic
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Denmark
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Djibouti
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species
Dominica
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Families 9 Genera 50 Species
East Timor
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Ecuador
5 Families 16 Genera 57 Species
Egypt
6 Families 18 Genera 48 Species
El Salvador
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
3 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Eritrea
4 Families 12 Genera 22 Species
Ethiopia
3 Families 20 Genera 53 Species
Fiji
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Finland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
France
9 Families 29 Genera 43 Species
Gabon
3 Families 5 Genera 11 Species
Gambia
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Georgia
5 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Germany
5 Families 14 Genera 13 Species
Ghana
2 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Greece
6 Families 13 Genera 41 Species
Grenada
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Guatemala
5 Families 7 Genera 29 Species
Guinea
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Guyana
2 Families 12 Genera 35 Species
Haiti
3 Families 10 Genera 16 Species
Honduras
4 Families 5 Genera 15 Species
Iceland
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
India
8 Families 36 Genera 157 Species
Indonesia
5 Families 15 Genera 47 Species
Iran
3 Families 27 Genera 74 Species
Iraq
5 Families 14 Genera 29 Species
Ireland
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Israel
3 Families 13 Genera 28 Species
Italy
5 Families 10 Genera 24 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Jamaica
2 Families 3 Genera 10 Species
Japan
4 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Jordan
2 Families 12 Genera 30 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Families 5 Genera 11 Species
Kenya
4 Families 20 Genera 37 Species
Kiribati
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kosovo
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Kuwait
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Laos
4 Families 7 Genera 15 Species
Lebanon
3 Families 9 Genera 13 Species
Lesotho
3 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
Liberia
3 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Libya
2 Families 11 Genera 21 Species
Luxembourg
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Madagascar
4 Families 21 Genera 130 Species
Malawi
3 Families 8 Genera 12 Species
Malaysia
4 Families 12 Genera 23 Species
Mali
2 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Malta
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Mauritania
2 Families 11 Genera 22 Species
Mauritius
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Mexico
6 Families 41 Genera 350 Species
Micronesia
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Monaco
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Mongolia
1 Families 2 Genera 6 Species
Montenegro
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Morocco
4 Families 14 Genera 60 Species
Mozambique
3 Families 15 Genera 31 Species
Myanmar
6 Families 11 Genera 21 Species
Namibia
4 Families 17 Genera 98 Species
Nepal
3 Families 7 Genera 12 Species
Netherlands
7 Families 17 Genera 28 Species
New Zealand
4 Families 7 Genera 8 Species
Nicaragua
2 Families 3 Genera 9 Species
Niger
2 Families 12 Genera 16 Species
Nigeria
2 Families 7 Genera 10 Species
Niue
3 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
North Korea
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Norway
4 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Oman
3 Families 21 Genera 55 Species
Pakistan
4 Families 28 Genera 66 Species
Palau
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Palestine
2 Families 7 Genera 10 Species
Panama
3 Families 8 Genera 30 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Families 7 Genera 15 Species
Paraguay
2 Families 7 Genera 20 Species
Peru
7 Families 22 Genera 81 Species
Philippines
3 Families 6 Genera 15 Species
Poland
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Portugal
4 Families 7 Genera 9 Species
Qatar
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Republic South Africa
5 Families 20 Genera 152 Species
Romania
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Russia
2 Families 14 Genera 20 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Samoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
San Marino
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Families 17 Genera 44 Species
Senegal
3 Families 9 Genera 16 Species
Serbia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Seychelles
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Sierra Leone
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Singapore
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 7 Species
Solomon Islands
6 Families 12 Genera 26 Species
Somalia
3 Families 28 Genera 82 Species
Somaliland
3 Families 11 Genera 20 Species
South Korea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
South Sudan
2 Families 15 Genera 25 Species
Spain
5 Families 10 Genera 19 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Families 10 Genera 26 Species
Sudan
2 Families 17 Genera 31 Species
Suriname
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species
Sweden
8 Families 27 Genera 35 Species
Switzerland
4 Families 6 Genera 12 Species
Syria
4 Families 14 Genera 32 Species
Taiwan
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Tajikistan
1 Families 6 Genera 14 Species
Tanzania
4 Families 17 Genera 44 Species
Thailand
4 Families 10 Genera 24 Species
Togo
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Tonga
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Families 10 Genera 23 Species
Tunisia
3 Families 8 Genera 23 Species
Turkey
5 Families 17 Genera 45 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Families 8 Genera 14 Species
Tuvalu
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Uganda
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Ukraine
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Families 11 Genera 19 Species
United Kingdom
6 Families 20 Genera 34 Species
Uruguay
3 Families 5 Genera 12 Species
USA
6 Families 51 Genera 226 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Families 6 Genera 19 Species
Vanuatu
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Vatican City
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Venezuela
5 Families 20 Genera 273 Species
Vietnam
4 Families 8 Genera 19 Species
Yemen
4 Families 21 Genera 51 Species
Zambia
3 Families 8 Genera 15 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Families 14 Genera 35 Species
Distribution on islands
Aldabra Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Azores
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Barat Daya Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Islands of Chile
5 Families 11 Genera 13 Species
Macaronesia
5 Families 11 Genera 19 Species
Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Obi Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
