Fossil specimen : SM E 6333 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Orbiculoidea bulla (McCoy) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Orbiculoidea bulla (McCoy): Holotype Orbiculoidea bulla (McCoy) Orbiculoidea nitida (Phillips) Discina nitida (Phillips) Discina bulla McCoy Discina bulla McCoy: Holotype |
| Registration No. | E 6333 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Lowick, Northumberland, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Limestone (reddish sandy bed) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Carboniferous Period (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Graham 1972 a. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain vol. 38 (6): p.51 Graham 1972 b. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain vol. 39 (7): p.81 McCoy 1852 b. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. (2) vol. x (1): p.421 McCoy 1854 a. Contributions to British Palaeontology (2): p.248 McCoy 1855 a. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils Geol. Mus. Cambridge (3): p.407 pl.iii d figs.32,32a Woods, H. 1891. Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge. Henry Woods with preface by T. McKenny Hughes CUP. 180+xiv SPL: II. 16 (4): p.52 |
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