Synonyms: Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949, Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Full reference: A. I. Petrunkevitch. 1949. A study of the structure classification and relationships of the Palaeozoic Arachnida based on the collections of the British Museum. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 37:69-315
Parent taxon: Scorpionoidea according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Jeram 1994, Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Legg et al. 2012, Petrunkevitch 1949 and Petrunkevitch 1953
Sister taxa: Palaeopisthacanthidae, Protoischnuridae, Scorpionidae
Subtaxa: Compsoscorpius buthiformis
Type: Compsoscorpius elegans
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (17)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
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