Compsoscorpius

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

Compsoscorpius
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
†Palaeopisthacanthidae
Genus:
†Compsoscorpius

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

References
  1. A study of Palaeozoic Arachnida. A Petrunkevitch - 1949
  • "Compsoscorpius" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Compsoscorpius". Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 September 2016 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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