Fossil specimen : BGS GSM90787 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Astrocoenia parasitica Duncan |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Astrocoenia parasitica Duncan |
| Registration No. | GSM90787 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Tawney, E B Esq. |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Sample "presented" |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Southerndown, Glamorgan |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Lias (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Sutton Stone |
| Geological Age |
Pliensbachian Age (Jurassic Period) – Hettangian Age (Jurassic Period) (182.7 – 201.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Duncan 1867 Mon of Brit Fossil Corals 2nd series Paleont Soc 4 Pl. 5, Fig. 5,6 Duncan 1886 Quart Journ Geol Soc 42 p.105 |
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