Paracharontidae
Family of whip scorpions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paracharontidae is an arachnid family within the order Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions).[2] Paracharontidae and the extinct Weygoldtinidae from the Carboniferous form the suborder Paleoamblypygi, the sister group to the remaining Amblypygi.[3] The family contains two genera: Paracharon, containing the single species Paracharon caecus Hansen, 1921 from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, and Jorottui with the single species Jorottui ipuanai from Colombia in northern South America.[4][5] Paracharonopsis from the Eocene (Ypresian) aged Cambay amber of India was initially assigned to this family[6] but this was later questioned and it has since been reassigned to Euamblypygi.[7][5] Both living species are troglobites, having no eyes, with P. caecus living in termite nests, while J. ipuanai inhabits caves.[4][3]
Paracharontidae | |
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Paracharon caecus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Amblypygi |
Suborder: | Paleoamblypygi |
Family: | Paracharontidae Weygoldt, 1996[1] |
Genera | |