Fossil specimen : BGS GSM35530 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Ptychopariida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Cyphoniscus socialis Salter |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Cyphoniscus socialis Salter |
| Registration No. | GSM35530 |
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| Collector | No History |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Chair of Kildare |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Ashgill Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Hirnantian Age (Ordovician Period) – Rawtheyan Stage (Ordovician Period) (443.8 – 447 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Salter, 1853, Mem Geol Surv Decade VII, Pages 1-4 pl 9 fig 5, 5b?used for fig 6 Whittington HB 1956 Journ of Pal Col. 30 Part 5 pl. 130 figs 6-12 |
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