| Pseudogarypidae Temporal range: | |
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| Neopseudogarypus scutellatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Feaelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudogarypidae J.C. Chamberlin, 1923 |
| Species | |
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