†family Palaeophonidae Thorell and Lindström 1885 (scorpion)
Arachnida - Scorpiones - Palaeophonidae
Synonym: Allopalaeophonidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Full reference: T. Thorell and G. Lindström. 1885. On a Silurian scorpion from Gotland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Ny Följd 21(9):1-33
Parent taxon: Allopalaeophonoidea according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Dunlop and Garwood 2023 and Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Palaeophonus
Type: Palaeophonus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Silurian of Sweden (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: New York)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence