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Protobuthus ziliolii

Arachnida - Scorpiones - Protobuthidae

Taxonomy
Protobuthus ziliolii was named by Viaretti et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MSNM BES SC 1973, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Sasso Caldo site, Besano, Monte San Giorgio, which is in an Illyrian/Fassanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Besano Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Protobuthus ziliolii Viaretti et al. p. 509 figs. 2-5, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderScorpionesLatreille 1817
suborderOrthosternina()
superfamilyButhoideaKoch 1837
familyProtobuthidae
genusProtobuthus
speciesziliolii

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.

Protobuthus ziliolii Viaretti et al. 2023
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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: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Fassanian or 247.20000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy Protobuthus ziliolii (type locality: 117255)