Fossil specimen : BGS GSM12846 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Asaphida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Brachyaspis rectifrons |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Brachyaspis rectifrons Asaphus (Isotelus) rectifrons Portlock Asaphus (Brachyaspis) rectifrons Isotelus rectifrons |
| Registration No. | GSM12846 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Ordovician Period (Ordovician Period) (443.8 – 485.4 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Figd Pal Soc 1864 pl 25 figs 6-7 Portlock Geol Rept pl 9 figs 1a & 1b Portlock,1843, Geol.Rep.Londonderry, etc op.cit., Page 298 pl 9 fig 1a Reed 1931 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.Ser.10, VII, Page 452 Reed 1952 Proc.Roy.Irish.Acad.,55,B,No.3,Page 110 original of Portlock's quoted as "type of Salter, 1866 Mon.Brit.Trilobites(Palaeont.Soc.) Page 166 Salter 1866 Mon.,Brit. Trilobites (Palaeont.Soc)op.cit. 166 pl 25 figs 6&7 |
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