†Proscorpius osborni Whitfield 1885 (scorpion)
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Arachnida - Scorpiones - Proscorpiidae
Synonyms: Archaeophonus eurypteroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966, Stoermeroscorpio delicatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1885. An American Silurian scorpion. Science 6:87-88
Belongs to Proscorpius according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 and Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Proscorpius osborni: AMNH 2257, an exoskeleton
- Archaeophonus eurypteroides: NYSM 12947. Its type locality is Passage Gulf (CUGM collection), which is in a Pridoli lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Fiddlers Green Formation of New York.
- Stoermeroscorpio delicatus: Its type locality is Passage Gulf (Ciurca collection), which is in a Pridoli lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Fiddlers Green Formation of New York.
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (5: New York collections)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
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