Compsoscorpius

Compsoscorpius
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: †Palaeopisthacanthidae
Genus: †Compsoscorpius
Petrunkevitch 1949[1]
Species
  • †Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
  • †Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949
Synonyms
  • Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
  • Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986

Compsoscorpius is an extinct genus of scorpions from the Carboniferous of France and the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ A study of Palaeozoic Arachnida. A Petrunkevitch - 1949
  • "Compsoscorpius". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Compsoscorpius". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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