Arachnida - Scorpiones

Alternative combinations: Anthracoscorpio buthiformis, Buthiscorpius buthiformis, Eoscorpius buthiformis

Synonyms: Allobuthiscorpius major Wills 1960, Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Anthracoscorpio minutus Petrunkevitch 1949, Buthiscorpius major Wills 1960, Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949, Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch 1949, Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch 1949, Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch 1949

Full reference: R. I. Pocock. 1911. A Monograph of the Terrestrial Carboniferous Arachnida of Great Britain 1-84

Belongs to Compsoscorpius according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Jeram 1994, Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Legg et al. 2012, Petrunkevitch 1949, Petrunkevitch 1953, Pocock 1911 and Wills 1960

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Compsoscorpius buthiformis: Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (BMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom
• Allobuthus macrostethus: BU 720, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Birmingham University coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Buthiscorpius major: GSM Za 2926, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Trowell Colliery, which is in a Westphalian B deltaic shale in the United Kingdom.
• Compsoscorpius elegans: BMNH I.7883. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Madeley coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Compsoscorpius elongatus: BMNH In. 15862. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Johnson coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus: BMNH In. 31262, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Egginton coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis: BMNH In. 22832. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Hind coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Lichnoscorpius minutus: BMNH In. 31266. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Egginton coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus: BMNH I.1555. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Johnson coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.
• Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus: BMNH In. 31261, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Coseley, near Dudley (Egginton coll), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay shale in the United Kingdom.

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