Palaeopisthacanthidae

Palaeopisthacanthidae
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: †Palaeopisthacanthidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986[1]
Genera
  • †Compsoscorpius Petrunkevitch 1949
  • †Cryptoscorpius Jeram 1994
  • †Palaeopisthacanthus Petrunkevitch 1913

Palaeopisthacanthidae is an extinct family of scorpions.

See also

References

  1. ↑ E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1986. A restudy of the fossil Scorpionida of the world. Palaeontographica Americana, volume 55, pages 1-287
  • "Palaeopisthacanthidae". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Palaeopisthacanthidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2016.