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Gigantoscorpio willsi

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Gigantoscorpionidae

Taxonomy
Gigantoscorpio willsi was named by Stormer (1963). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 42706a,b, In. 42707, an exoskeleton (large, partially preserved scorpion), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Glencartholm, which is in a Visean marginal marine tuff/shale in the Glencartholm Volcanic Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Gigantoscorpio willsi Stormer
1986Gigantoscorpio willsi Kjellesvig-Waering p. 76 figs. 26, 27, 110H, 113B2
2013Gigantoscorpio willsi Dunlop et al. p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderHolosternina()
superfamilyGigantoscorpionoidea
familyGigantoscorpionidae
genusGigantoscorpioStormer 1963
specieswillsiStormer 1963

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gigantoscorpio willsi Stormer 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Arundian or 353.80000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Gigantoscorpio willsi (216790)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Gigantoscorpio willsi (90682)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Gigantoscorpio willsi (type locality: 34471)