Fossil specimen : BGS GSM11951 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Plectatrypa hibernica Reed |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Plectatrypa hibernica Reed Spirifer curtaena Dalm. Spirifer cyrtaena Dalm. Atrypa expansa Lindst. Delthyris cyrtaena Dal. |
| Registration No. | GSM11951 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Killey, Pomeroy, Tyrone |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Killey Bridge Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Cautleyan Stage (Ordovician Period) – Pusgillian Stage (Ordovician Period) (447 – 449 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Katian Age ] |
| References | Mitchell 1977, Mon. Pal. Soc. pg. 124 pl.28,fig.20 Portlock,1843,Geol. Londonderry, etc. as Delthyris cyrtaena Dal. pg. 454 pl. XXXVII,fig. 4 Reed,1952.Proc. Roy. Irish Acad. 55, B, no. 3 pg. 59 pl. III,fig. 2 |
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