Fossil specimen : BGS GSM87198 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Lichida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Diacanthaspis quincuncialis Whittard |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Diacanthaspis quincuncialis Whittard |
| Registration No. | GSM87198 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Prof Whittard 1962 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Coppice Little Weston Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Meadowtown Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | teretiusculus |
| Geological Age |
Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) (460.5 – 465.5 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Darriwilian Age ] |
| References | Whittard, WF, 1961, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire, pt. VI" p.204-205 pl. 28 fig 1 |
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