Scorpions
Scorpiones
Scorpiones (scorpions) is an order in the class Arachnida, containing 2,453 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Scorpiones |
Families
- Buthidae1,230
- Vaejovidae251
- Scorpionidae174
- Diplocentridae144
- Bothriuridae124
- Scorpiopidae106
- Euscorpiidae96
- Chactidae95
- Hormuridae86
- Chaerilidae29
- Caraboctonidae26
- Urodacidae22
- Iuridae14
- Typhlochactidae11
- Hadruridae10
- Pseudochactidae8
- Hemiscorpiidae7
- Troglotayosicidae7
- Heteroscorpionidae6
- Belisariidae3
- Akravidae1
- Anthracoscorpionidae1
- Rugodentidae1
- Superstitioniidae1