Arachnida - Scorpiones - Proscorpiidae
Full reference: M. Poschmann, J. A. Dunlop, C. Kamenz and G. Scholtz. 2008. The Lower Devonian scorpion Waeringoscorpio and the respirstory nature of its filamentous structures, with the description of a new species from the Westerwald area, Germany. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 82:418-436
Belongs to Waeringoscorpio according to M. Poschmann et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Labriscorpio alliedensis, Waeringoscorpio hefteri
Type specimen: PWL2007/5000. Its type locality is Güllesheimer Bach, Bürdenbach, Westerwald (Mainz collection), which is in a Pragian estuary/bay siltstone in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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