Fossil specimen : BGS GSM12397 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Vanuxemia bulla (Salter) |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Vanuxemia bulla (Salter) Palaearca bulla Salter |
| Registration No. | GSM12397 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Museum |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Allt-y-Gadair |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Allt-Tair-Ffynnon Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Longvillian Substage (Ordovician Period) – Soudleyan Substage (Ordovician Period) (452.75 – 455.25 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Katian Age – Sandbian Age ] |
| References | Figd Mem Geol Surv (1866) Vol 3 p.343 Woodcut 13 fig 3 Tunnicliff 1987 Pal Vol 30, Part 4 p.680 pl 76 figs 11,15 |
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