Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.6849 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Nuculoida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pensarnia laeviformis Cope |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Pensarnia laeviformis Cope Ctenodonta? laevis (J. de C. Sowerby) Nucula laevis J. de C. Sowerby |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.6849 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol.Soc. 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Murchison Collection |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Pensarn |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Arenig Series (Ordovician Period) (465.5 – 477.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Mid Ordovician Epoch – Early Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Silurian System pl.22 fig.7 Sowerby, 1839, Sil.Syst pl.22 fig.1 |
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