Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.7187 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Pholadomyida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pholadomya lirata (Sowerby J) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Pholadomya lirata (Sowerby J) Pholadomya murchisoni Sowerby J de C |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.7187 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc Coll Murchison RI Esq 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Brora Coral Reef Bed Callovian |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Brora -Sutherland. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Bathonian And Callovian Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | calloviense – koenigi |
| Geological Age |
Callovian Age (Jurassic Period) – Bathonian Age (Jurassic Period) (163.5 – 168.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Cox&Arkell. 1948. Mon Pal Soc Great Oolite Mollusca p.43 Murchison Sir RI. 1827. Trans Geol Soc. 2 p.320 Sowerby J de C. 1826. Mineral Conchology p.87 DXLV fig 3 |
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