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Afrochthonius  Beier, 1930
Taxonomic Serial No.: 198399

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2020   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassArachnida  – arachnids, aracnídeo, araignées, arácnidos  
                      OrderPseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778 – false scorpions, pseudoscorpions  
                         SuborderHeterosphyronida Chamberlin, 1929  
                            SuperfamilyChthonioidea Daday, 1888  
                               FamilyPseudotyrannochthoniidae Beier, 1932  
                                  GenusAfrochthonius Beier, 1930  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Afrochthonius brincki Beier, 1955  
                                     Species Afrochthonius ceylonicus Beier, 1973  
                                     Species Afrochthonius godfreyi (Ellingsen, 1912)  
                                     Species Afrochthonius inaequalis Beier, 1958  
                                     Species Afrochthonius natalensis Beier, 1931  
                                     Species Afrochthonius reductus Beier, 1973  
                                     Species Afrochthonius similis Beier, 1930  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Dr. Mark S. Harvey  
  Notes: Senior Curator & Head, Dept. of Terrestrial Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, AUSTRALIA   
  Reference for: Afrochthonius    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Afrochthonius   
       
  Source: Pseudoscorpions of the World, database (version 3.0 (2013))  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Harvey, M.S. (2013). Pseudoscorpions of the World, version 3.0. Western Australian Museum, Perth. http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/catalogues/pseudoscorpions   
  Reference for: Afrochthonius   
       
  Source: Smaller Arachnid Orders Catalogue (SAOCat), database (version Oct. 2007)  
  Acquired: 2007   
  Notes: Maintained by Dr. Mark Harvey   
  Reference for: Afrochthonius   
       
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