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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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†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