Fossil specimen : BGS GSM7859 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Astarte duncani Tawney |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Astarte duncani Tawney |
| Registration No. | GSM7859 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Tawney Esq EB |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Sutton Stone |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Sutton, Glamorgan |
| 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 | Tawney 1866 Quart Journ Geol Soc 22 p.87 pl 4,fig 4 |
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