Fossil specimen : BGS GSM27990 – Undifferentiated Type
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Sinuites elongatus (Portlock) |
| Type Status | Undifferentiated Type |
| Name History | Sinuites elongatus (Portlock) |
| Registration No. | GSM27990 |
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| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | For original label see,GSM 27989,27992-3.GSM 27990 is described as a supposed type. |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
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| Locality | Desertcreat,Tyrone |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Portlock,Geol.rep. Londonderry etc,1843,ibid pg. 387 pl.29,figs.4a,b Reed,1952,proc. Roy. irish Acad.55,B,no.3,pg. 90 Reed,Mon.Brit.Ord. Sil.Bell.Palaeont. Soc.,1918,ibid. pg. 9 pl. 1,figs.12,12a |
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