Fossil specimen : BGS GSM3675 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pteria longiaxis (Buckman J) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Pteria longiaxis (Buckman J) |
| Registration No. | GSM3675 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Buckman, SS. 1888 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Lower Lias. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Battledown - Cheltenham - 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 | Buckman J 1844 in Murchisons - Geology of Cheltenham 2nd Edition 2nd Issue (as Holotype of Avicula lonigaxis J Buckman) p.97 pl10.,fig2 |
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