Fossil specimen : SM A 29743 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Rhactorthis melmerbiensis (Reed), 1910 |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Rhactorthis melmerbiensis (Reed), 1910: Lectotype Orthis melmerbiensis Reed: Syntype |
| Registration No. | A 29743 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Turnbull, V.M. |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Alston (road cutting), Melmerby, Cumberland, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Dufton Shale (horizon 1) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Cocks, L.R.M. 1978. A review of British Lower Palaeozoic Brachiopods, including a synoptic revision of Davidson's monograph Palaeontographical Society Monographs (2): p.58 Cocks, L.R.M. 1978. A review of British Lower Palaeozoic Brachiopods, including a synoptic revision of Davidson's monograph Palaeontographical Society Monographs Reed, F.R.C. 1910 a. Geological Magazine n.s. dec. v, vol vii (1): pp.212, 296 pl. xxiii fig.8 |
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