Akrav israchanani

Akrav israchanani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Akvravidae
Genus: Akrav
Species: A. israchanani
Binomial name
Akrav israchanani
Levy, 2007

'Akrav israchanani' is an extinct species of scorpion from the Ayyalon Cave in Israel.[1]

Description

Akrav israchanani was an eyeless, brown, troglobitic scorpion of about 50mm in length known only from 20 dry, cuticular remains of hollow carcasses.[1] The combinations of characteristics was unusual enough for the scorpion to be placed in its own, monotypic family, however this has been called into question by later researchers[2]

Habitat and Distribution

The scorpion is only known from the Ayyalon Cave in Israel, a deep limestone cave, isolated from rainwater and the surface by a layer of chalk. The extinction of the scorpion is inferred from the lack of live or recently dead specimens.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Levy, 2007 "The first troglobite scorpion from Israel and a new chactoid family (Arachnida: Scorpiones)"
  2. 1 2 Victor Fet, Michael E. Soleglad & Sergei L. Zonstein, 2011 "The genus Akrav Levy, 2007 (Scorpiones: Akravidae) revisited"
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