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Paraisobuthus virginiae

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Paraisobuthidae

Taxonomy
Paraisobuthus virginiae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986). Its type specimen is YPM 132, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Paraisobuthus virginiae Kjellesvig-Waering p. 207 fig. 91
2013Paraisobuthus virginiae Dunlop et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderLobosternina()
superfamilyParaisobuthoidea
familyParaisobuthidae
genusParaisobuthus
speciesvirginiae

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.

Paraisobuthus virginiae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Paraisobuthus virginiae (type locality: 112630)