The Cheliferoidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpions.

Cheliferoidea
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Chelifer cancroides, family Cheliferidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Suborder: Iocheirata
Superfamily: Cheliferoidea
Risso, 1826
Families

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Families

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The superfamily contains the following families:[1]

  • Atemnidae Kishida, 1929 (Chamberlin, 1931?)
  • Miratemnidae (Sometimes considered a subfamily of Atemnidae, Miratemninae)
  • Myrmochernetidae Chamberlin, 1931 (Junior synonym of Chernetidae)[2]
  • Chernetidae Menge, 1855
  • Withiidae Chamberlin, 1931
  • Cheliferidae Risso, 1826

References

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  1. ^ Cheliferoidea
  2. ^ Judson, Mark L. I. (1985). "Redescription of Myrmochernes Tullgren (Chelonethida: Chernetidae)" (PDF). Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc. 6 (8): 321–327. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-15.