Fossil specimen : OUM C.16792 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order Bellerophontida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Sylvestrosphaera lemchei Peel, 1980 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Sylvestrosphaera lemchei Peel, 1980 – See Peel (1980): Holotype |
| Registration No. | C.16792 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Lower Ludlow |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | ? Malvern Hills, Herefordshire or Worcestershire |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Unknown |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Ludlow Epoch (Silurian Period) (423.6 – 427.4 Ma B.P.) |
| References | PEEL, J.S. 1980. A new Silurian retractile monoplacophoran and the origin of the gastropods. Proc. Geol. Ass., 91(1 and 2), 91-97. pp. 92 - 95; pl. 1, figs A - G |
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