Fossil specimen : BGS GSM86789 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Asaphida |
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| Fossil Name | Bettonia irregularis Whittard |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Bettonia irregularis Whittard Bettonia chamberlaini Elles |
| Registration No. | GSM86789 |
|---|---|
| Collector | WF Whittard 1957 |
| Donor or Associated Person | WF Whittard 1957 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Holywell & Whitehouse Brooks, Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Betton Shale Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | murchisoni |
| Geological Age |
Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) (460.5 – 465.5 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Darriwilian Age ] |
| References | Hughes 1971 Bull. BM. NH vol. 20 no. 4 p.161-163 14, fig. 3 11 Whittard, WF, 1956, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire" p.69 IX, fig. 12 |
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