Fossil specimen : BGS Bj1557 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Parallelodon (Catella?) fossa Melville |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Parallelodon (Catella?) fossa Melville |
| Registration No. | Bj1557 |
|---|---|
| Collector | British Geological Survey Museum Collection 1950 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Upper Lias (serpentinum zone, exaratum subzone). Depth 718ft 10ins. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Stowell Park Boring - Northleach - Glos. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lias Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) – Rhaetian Age (Triassic Period) (170.3 – 209.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Melville RV 1956 Palaeontology - Amms excluded Stowell Park Bh - Bull Geol Surv Gt Britain No 11 p.11 plVI.,fig10 |
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