Fossil specimen : BGS GSM91114 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Astropecten hastingiae Forbes |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Astropecten hastingiae Forbes |
| Registration No. | GSM91114 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Marchioness Hastings |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | 'presented by' No date, but refs from 1848. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Yorkshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Lias (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Pliensbachian Age (Jurassic Period) – Hettangian Age (Jurassic Period) (182.7 – 201.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Forbes 1848 Mem Geol Surv 2 2 p.478 Forbes 1849 Mem Geol Surv Decacle 1 Pl. 2, Fig. 1 |
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