Akrav israchanani
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Akvravidae |
| Genus: | Akrav |
| Species: | A. israchanani |
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Akrav israchanani Levy, 2007 |
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Akrav israchanani is an extinct species of scorpions from the Ayyalon Cave in Israel.
Akrav israchanani was an eyeless, brown, troglobitic scorpion of about 50mm in length known only from 20 dry, cuticular remains of hollow carcasses. 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
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.
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