Fossil specimen : BGS V157c – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Astarte staffinensis Anderson & Cox |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Astarte staffinensis Anderson & Cox – See Anderson & Cox (1948): Holotype |
| Registration No. | V157c |
|---|---|
| Collector | BGS - Scottish Office 1936 – 1937 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Great Estuarine Series - Belemnite Sands (Middle Sands). |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Staffin Bay - Isle of Skye. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Great Estuarine Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Bathonian Age (Jurassic Period) – Bajocian Age (Jurassic Period) (166.1 – 170.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Anderson & Cox. 1948. Proc.Roy.Phys.Soc p.109 pl1.,fig11 |
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