Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.6863 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Macrocoelia expansa J. de C. Sowerby |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Macrocoelia expansa J. de C. Sowerby |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.6863 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol.Soc.Coll. |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Moel-y-garth, Montgomeryshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Alwyn Williams The Caradocian Brachiopod faunas of the Bala district, Merionethshire pl.14 fig 2 Davidson Pal Soc Mon Brit Silur Brach as Strophomena expansa pl.45 fig 6 Murchison Silur Syst as Orthis expansa pl.20 fig 14 |
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