Akrav israchanani

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

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

Description[]

Akrav israchanani was an eyeless, brown, troglobitic scorpion of about 50mm in length first described from only 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 was originally known only 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] In December 2015, more scorpion remains were found in the nearby Levana Cave.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Levy, 2007 "The first troglobite scorpion from Israel and a new chactoid family (Arachnida: Scorpiones)" [1]
  2. ^ a b Victor Fet, Michael E. Soleglad & Sergei L. Zonstein, 2011 "The genus Akrav Levy, 2007 (Scorpiones: Akravidae) revisited" [2]
  3. ^ "The second record of a relict Akrav israchanani Levy, 2007 (Scorpiones: Akravidae) from Levana Cave, Israel" (PDF). Occasional Publications in Scorpiology.
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