Chthoniidae | |
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Chthonius sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Superfamily: | Chthonioidea |
Family: |
Chthoniidae Daday, 1888 |
Genera | |
see text |
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Diversity | |
c. 30 genera, > 600 species |
see text
Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Three fossil species are known from Baltic and Dominican amber.
For a list of all currently described species see List of Chthoniidae species.