Fossil specimen : SM A 29779 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Hesperorthis equivocalis (Reed), 1910 |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Hesperorthis equivocalis (Reed), 1910: Lectotype Orthis (Scenidium) equivocalis Reed: Syntype |
| Registration No. | A 29779 |
|---|---|
| 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 | part and counterpart : (parts a-b) |
| 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.46 Reed, F.R.C. 1918 b. Geological Magazine n.s. dec. v, vol vii (1): pp.212, 297 pl. xxiv figs.3, 3 a (a.29, 779a), fig.4 (a.29, 779b) |
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