Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5168 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Anthracosia caledonica Trueman & Weir |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Anthracosia caledonica Trueman & Weir |
| Registration No. | GSE5168 |
|---|---|
| Collector | No name given. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Coal Measurses between Diamond and Sillyhole Coals - Similis-pulchra Zone. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Benbain House - Ayrshire. |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | Weir J & Leitch D 1936 Trans Roy Soc Edin Vol 58 p.728 12i Weir J & Leitch D 1951 Trans Roy Soc Edin Vol CV Part V p.139 22c |
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