Fossil specimen : BGS GSM82551 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class Rhynchonellata Order Orthida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Dicoelosia alticavata (Whittard & Barker) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Dicoelosia alticavata (Whittard & Barker) Bilobites alticavatus Whittard & Barker |
| Registration No. | GSM82551 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Whittard, Prof. W F 1950 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Hughley Brook, 70 yards SW of Hughley Bridge, Shropshire. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Llandovery Epoch (Silurian Period) (433.4 – 443.8 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Baarli B G 1988 Palaeontology Vol 31 (4) p.1120 Whittard & Barker 1950 Ann Mag Nat Hist Ser 12 3 p.577 Pl. 8, figs. 16-17 Wright A D 1968 Arkiv for Zoologi Band 20 nr 14 p.311-312 Pl. 2, figs. 11-15 |
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