Biology:Compsoscorpius

Compsoscorpius; Temporal range: 314.6–301.2 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	†Palaeopisthacanthidae
Genus:	†Compsoscorpius; Petrunkevitch 1949
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;

Short description: Extinct genus of scorpions

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

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