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Geogarypus

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Geogarypus
Geogarypus macrodactylus in amber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Chamberlin, 1930[1]
Type species
Garypus minor
L.Koch, 1873

Geogarypus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Species

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As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species: [3]

Fossil species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (5): 1–48, 585–620 [609]. doi:10.1080/00222933008673104.
  2. ^ "Genus Geogarypus Chamberlin, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. ^ "Genus: Geogarypus Chamberlin, 1930". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-17.