Fossil specimen : BGS GSM22103 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
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| Fossil Name | Ambonychiopsis (Vanuxemia?) suspecta (Reed) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Ambonychiopsis (Vanuxemia?) suspecta (Reed) Mytilus mytilimeris Conrad |
| Registration No. | GSM22103 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Desertcreat, Pomeroy |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Reed 1952 Proc Roy Irish Acad 55 B No 3 p.69 pl. 3 fig 13 Tunnicliff 1982 Pal Vol 25 Part 1 p.77 pl. 12 fig 14 |
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