Fossil specimen : BGS GSM8641 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Protomiodon cunninghamii (Forbes) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Protomiodon cunninghamii (Forbes) – See Forbes (1850): Holotype |
| Registration No. | GSM8641 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Murchison Collection. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Murchison, Sir, RI. 1851 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Great Estuarine Series. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Staffin - 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 | Cox & Anderson. 1948. Proc.Roy.Phys.Soc pl2.,fig5 Cox & Arkell. 1948. British GO Mollusc - Palaeont Soc p.30 Forbes. 1850. Q.J.G.S pl5.,fig9 |
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