Fossil specimen : BGS GSM12422 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
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| Fossil Name | Deceptrix subtruncata (Portlock) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Deceptrix subtruncata (Portlock) Arca subtruncata (Portlock) Ctenodonta transversa (Portlock) Ctenodonta subtruncata (Portlock) |
| Registration No. | GSM12422 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Desertcreight,Tyrone |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| 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 | ? Portlock,1843,Geol.Rep. Londonderry,etc. pg. 247 as Arca subtruncata pl. XXXIV,fig, 1,4 Reed,1952.Ptoc.Roy.Irish Acad.,55,B no. 3 pg. 62 Tunnicliff,1982,pal.v.25,pt. 1,pg.60-61 pl.9,fig. 10 |
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