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Compsoscorpius

Arachnida - Scorpiones

Taxonomy

Compsoscorpius was named by Petrunkevitch (1949). Its type is Compsoscorpius elegans.

It was assigned to Eoscorpionidae by Petrunkevitch (1949) and Petrunkevitch (1953); to Palaeopisthacanthidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986) and Jeram (1994); and to Scorpionoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Species

C. buthiformis (syn. Leioscorpio pseudobuthiformis, C. elegans, Buthiscorpius major, Lichnoscorpius minutus, C. elongatus, Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus, Coseleyscorpio lanceolatus, Allobuthus macrostethus, Pseudobuthiscorpius labiosus)

Synonyms

Allobuthiscorpius was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).

It was synonymized subjectively with Compsoscorpius by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Allobuthiscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).
Lichnoscorpius was named by Petrunkevitch (1949). Its type is Lichnoscorpius minutus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoscorpio by Petrunkevitch (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Compsoscorpius by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Eoscorpionidae by Petrunkevitch (1949); and to Anthracoscorpionidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).
Coseleyscorpio was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).

It was synonymized subjectively with Compsoscorpius by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Anthracoscorpionidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).
Leioscorpio was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).

It was synonymized subjectively with Compsoscorpius by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Paraisobuthidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).
Pseudobuthiscorpius was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986). It is the type genus of Pseudobuthiscorpioidea.

It was synonymized subjectively with Compsoscorpius by Legg et al. (2012) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Pseudobuthiscorpiidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1949	Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch p. 148
1949	Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch p. 149
1953	Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch p. 32
1986	Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering p. 105
1986	Lichnoscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering p. 110
1986	Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering p. 113
1986	Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering p. 209
1986	Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering p. 219
1986	Compsoscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering p. 236
1994	Compsoscorpius Jeram p. 530
2013	Compsoscorpius Dunlop et al. p. 35

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
subphylum	Chelicerata	Heymons 1901
—	Euchelicerata	Weygoldt and Paulus 1979

Rank	Name	Author
—	Prosomapoda
—	Planaterga
—	Dekatriata
—	Sclerophorata	Kamenz et al. 2011
class	Arachnida	Lamarck 1801
—	Stomothecata
order	Scorpiones	Latreille 1817
suborder	Orthosternina	()
superfamily	Scorpionoidea
genus	Compsoscorpius

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. †Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949

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†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]

Invalid names: Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym]

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 Westphalian A to the top of the Stephanian C or 318.70000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections (17 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	United Kingdom (England)	Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34905) C. elegans (146853)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	United Kingdom (Lancashire)	C. elegans (153597 153599)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	United Kingdom (Durham)	C. elegans (153598)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Nottinghamshire)	Buthiscorpius major (153539)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Yorkshire)	C. elegans (153600 153601 153602 153603 153604)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Staffordshire)	Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34906 34908) Buthiscorpius buthiformis (153540) Lichnoscorpius minutus, Typhlopisthacanthus anglicus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (34907)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (England)	C. elongatus, Anthracoscorpio buthiformis (125238)
Stephanian C	301.0 - 300.4	France	C. sp. (177541)