Compsoscorpius is an extinct genus of scorpions from the Carboniferous of France and the United Kingdom.

Compsoscorpius
Temporal range: 314.6–301.2 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Palaeopisthacanthidae
Genus: Compsoscorpius
Petrunkevitch 1949[1]
Species
  • Compsoscorpius buthiformis Pocock 1911
  • Compsoscorpius elegans Petrunkevitch 1949
Synonyms
  • Allobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Coseleyscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Leioscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering 1986
  • Lichnoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
  • Pseudobuthiscorpius Kjellesvig-Waering 1986

References

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  1. A study of Palaeozoic Arachnida. A Petrunkevitch - 1949
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