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Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi - Scorpiones Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Bonaldo A (2015). Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi - Scorpiones Collection. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/iewwh2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-18.

Description

Scorpions have world wide geographical distribution, are more common in tropical and subtropical areas, not only occurring in Antarctica. Can occupy desert regions, tropical forests and all sorts of intermediate vegetation. Some species inhabit caves and few occur in the intertidal zone. Some species require very specific environmental conditions, and thus its distribution is limited to narrow areas. Are currently known about 1500 species in 165 genera (Lawrence, 2002). About 800 species are known in the Neotropics, these, approximately 100 occur in Brazil (Lawrence, 2002).

Purpose

Material with scientific and historical importance.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Collection of Scorpiones order with national coverage.

Sampling

Taxonomic and Geospatial data about Scorpiones collection.

Method steps

  1. Specimens obtained from licensed collections, exchange, gift, legacy or purchase. The specimens are stored in the collection through a preservation type and its data are stored on the Specify (system for managing biodiversity data).

Taxonomic Coverages

Taxonomic coverage from Scorpiones collection.
  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum
  3. Arachnida
    rank: class
  4. Scorpiones
    rank: order
  5. Buthidae
    rank: family
  6. Chactidae
    rank: family
  7. Ischnuridae
    rank: family
  8. Bothriuridae
    rank: family
  9. Tityus
    rank: genus
  10. Broteochactas
    rank: genus
  11. Brotheas
    rank: genus
  12. Opisthacanthus
    rank: genus
  13. Rhopalurus
    rank: genus
  14. Guyanochactas
    rank: genus
  15. Ananteris
    rank: genus
  16. Bothriurus
    rank: genus
  17. paraensis
    rank: species
  18. silvestris
    rank: species
  19. delicatus
    rank: species
  20. parvulus
    rank: species
  21. cambridgei
    rank: species
  22. cayaporum
    rank: species
  23. mapuera
    rank: species
  24. agamemnon
    rank: species
  25. mascarenhasi
    rank: species
  26. tucurui
    rank: species
  27. strandi
    rank: species
  28. maranhensis
    rank: species
  29. overali
    rank: species
  30. rochai occidentalis
    rank: species
  31. balzanii
    rank: species
  32. metuendus
    rank: species
  33. amazonicus
    rank: species
  34. silvestris
    rank: species
  35. overali
    rank: species
  36. metuendus
    rank: species
  37. balzanii
    rank: species
  38. bahiensis
    rank: species
  39. paraensis
    rank: species
  40. strandi
    rank: species
  41. rochai
    rank: species
  42. acromelas
    rank: species
  43. crassicauda
    rank: species
  44. asper
    rank: species
  45. confluens
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Geographic coverage from Scorpiones collection.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Alexandre Bonaldo
originator
position: Curator
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Av. Perimetral, 1901 - Terra Firme
Belém
66077-830
Pará
BR
email: bonaldo@museu-goeldi.br
Alexandre Bonaldo
metadata author
position: Curator
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Av. Perimetral, 1901 - Terra Firme
Belém
66077-830
Pará
BR
email: bonaldo@museu-goeldi.br
Alexandre Bonaldo
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Av. Perimetral, 1901 - Terra Firme
Belém
66077-830
Pará
BR
email: bonaldo@museu-goeldi.br
Alexandre Bonaldo
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Av. Perimetral, 1901 - Terra Firme
Belém
66077-830
Pará
BR
email: bonaldo@museu-goeldi.br
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