Fossil specimen : BGS GSM91246 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Orbiculoidea babeana (d'Orbigny) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Orbiculoidea babeana (d'Orbigny) |
| Registration No. | GSM91246 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Townsend Collection |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Lower Lias. Bucklandi zone. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Fretherne Cliff - Glos. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lias Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) – Rhaetian Age (Triassic Period) (170.3 – 209.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Davidson 1851 British Fossils Brachiopods - Palaeont Soc Vol 1 Part 3 No1 (as Holotype of Orbicula townshendi Forbes MS Davidson) p.9 pl1.,fig2 |
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