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Compsoscorpius buthiformis
Taxonomy
Anthracoscorpio buthiformis was named by Pocock (1911). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (BMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Eoscorpius buthiformis by Petrunkevitch (1949); it was recombined as Buthiscorpius buthiformis by Petrunkevitch (1953), Wills (1960) and Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); it was recombined as Compsoscorpius buthiformis by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was recombined as Eoscorpius buthiformis by Petrunkevitch (1949); it was recombined as Buthiscorpius buthiformis by Petrunkevitch (1953), Wills (1960) and Kjellesvig-Waering (1986); it was recombined as Compsoscorpius buthiformis by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1911 | Anthracoscorpio buthiformis Pocock p. 24 figs. Pl 1, fig 2; pl 2, fig 1; text-figs 6-8 |
1949 | Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch p. 145 figs. 143, 182 |
1949 | Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch p. 148 figs. 144, 145, 181 |
1949 | Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch p. 149 figs. 152-154, 183-185 |
1949 | Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch p. 150 figs. 147-150, 186-188 |
1949 | Eoscorpius buthiformis Petrunkevitch p. 153 |
1953 | Anthracoscorpio minutus Petrunkevitch p. 30 |
1953 | Buthiscorpius buthiformis Petrunkevitch p. 32 figs. 31-34, 122 |
1953 | Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch p. 32 |
1953 | Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch p. 33 |
1953 | Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch p. 34 |
1960 | Buthiscorpius buthiformis Wills p. 277 figs. Pls 46, figs 1-5; pl 47, figs 1-6; pl 48, figs 1-7; text-figs 1-9 |
1960 | Buthiscorpius major Wills p. 300 figs. Pl 51, figs 1-3; pl 52; text-figs 14-16 |
1986 | Buthiscorpius buthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering p. 102 figs. 40, 110F |
1986 | Allobuthiscorpius major Kjellesvig-Waering p. 105 |
1986 | Lichnoscorpius minutus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 110 fig. 45 |
1986 | Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 112 figs. 110C, 113B4 |
1986 | Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 113 |
1986 | Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering p. 209 fig. 92 |
1986 | Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 219 figs. 97, 112J |
1986 | Compsoscorpius elegans Kjellesvig-Waering p. 236 figs. 105-107 |
1994 | Compsoscorpius elegans Jeram p. 530 |
2012 | Compsoscorpius buthiformis Legg et al. p. 5 figs. 3,5; videos 1,2 |
2013 | Compsoscorpius buthiformis Dunlop et al. p. 35 |
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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.
†Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
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Invalid names: Allobuthus macrostethus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Buthiscorpius major Wills 1960 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Compsoscorpius elongatus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius minutus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian B or 318.70000 to 314.60000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Durham) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153598) | |
Westphalian A | United Kingdom (England) | Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (type locality: 34905) Compsoscorpius elegans (146853) | |
Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Lancashire) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153597 153599) | |
Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Compsoscorpius elegans (153600 153601 153602 153603 153604) | |
Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Nottinghamshire) | Buthiscorpius major (153539) | |
Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Staffordshire) | Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34906 34908) Buthiscorpius buthiformis (153540) Lichnoscorpius minutus, Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34907) | |
Westphalian B | United Kingdom (England) | Compsoscorpius elongatus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (125238) |