Fossil specimen : OUM C.31384a-d – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Anaspida Order Birkeniiformes |
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| Fossil Name | Birkenia kingi Woodward, 1947 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Birkenia kingi Woodward, 1947 – See Woodward (1947): Holotype |
| Registration No. | C.31384a-d |
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| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Grindrod, R.B. 1882 – 1883 |
| Held By |
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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| Comments | Specimen in 4 pieces |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Ledbury, Herefordshire |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Ledbury Formation |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Pridoli Epoch (Silurian Period) (419.2 – 423.6 Ma B.P.) |
| References | WOODWARD, A.S. 1947. On a new species of Birkenia from the Downtonian Formation of Ledbury. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., series 11, 14, 876-878. p. 877; (C.31384a) figs 1,1 a |
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