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Akrav

Akrav
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Superfamily: Chactoidea
Family: †Akravidae
Levy, 2007
Genus: †Akrav
Levy, 2007
Species:
†A. israchanani
Binomial name
†Akrav israchanani
Levy, 2007

Akrav israchanani (from Hebrew עקרב (akráv) 'scorpion') is an extinct species of scorpions from the Ayalon Cave in Israel.[1] It is the only species in the genus Akrav and the family Akravidae.

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]

The name Akrav israchanani combines the Hebrew word for scorpion, "akrav", with the names of the researchers who identified it, Israel Naaman and Hanan Dimentman.[3]

Habitat and distribution

The scorpion was originally known only from the Ayalon 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.[4]

See also

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] Archived 2021-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "One year later, 'Noah's Ark' cave is no longer a safe haven". Haaretz. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "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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