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Petaloscorpio
Taxonomy
Petaloscorpio was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986). Its type is Petaloscorpio bureaui. It is the type genus of Petaloscorpionidae.
It was assigned to Petaloscorpionidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Gigantoscorpionidae by Jeram (1994), Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Petaloscorpionidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); and to Gigantoscorpionidae by Jeram (1994), Dunlop et al. (2013).
Species
P. bureaui (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Petaloscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering p. 220 |
| 1994 | Petaloscorpio Jeram p. 296 |
| 2013 | Petaloscorpio Dunlop et al. p. 32 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Petaloscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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†Petaloscorpio bureaui Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available