Fossil specimen : BGS GSM8624 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Pholadida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Corbula hebridica Tate |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Corbula hebridica Tate – See Tate, R (1873): Lectotype |
| Registration No. | GSM8624 |
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| Collector | Tate Collection. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Tate, R. 1873 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Great Estuarine Series. There is a pink piece of paper on specimen 8626 which apparently points to what may be the rostrum of Cuspidaria ibbetsoni (Morris). |
| Country | Scotland |
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| Locality | Loch Bay - Dunvegan - Skye. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Great Estuarine Group |
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| 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.114 Cox & Arkell. 1948. British GO Mollusc - Palaeont Soc p.43 Tate, R. 1873. Q.J.G.S pl29.,fig2a |
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